Europe

EIB lends €80 million for key investment in the capital's water distribution, ensuring continued access to clean drinking water for more than 800.000 people

Former Danish minister Inger Stojberg was sentenced to prison guilty of a 'deliberate violation' of the Ministerial Responsibility Act for separating couples of asylum seekers

A work group will investigate the controversial practice of "blood mares", legal in just 3 countries including Iceland, consisting in inseminating mares to draw their blood for the extraction of hormone PMSG, used to synchronize births in farms

There were almost twice as many reports of abuse of children under 14 in Oslo this year as last year, with 104 reports 2021 compared to 55 in 2020

The mayor of Budapest offers HUF 1 million - more than €2.500 - for any evidence of abuse in tenders for the sale of Budapest Municipality assets from his mayoral salary

Riga Zoo opens for annual night walks, allowing a stroll through the zoo, illuminated by hundreds of lights, until 9 pm

Aalto University's Startup Center received an honourable mention for its success in adapting to the pandemic at a UBI Global ceremony in Dubai

In the referendum on independence in New Caledonia, the no vote won again with 96,5%, but over half the voters did not go to the polls, a 50% abstention rate compared to the 14% in the last referendums

Schools in the country are benefiting from a number of ways to stay competitive, including computer programming courses for primary school and touchscreen-enabled laptops for older children

Between October and December, more than 1,5 million tonnes of beet are harvested, feeding a sugar production chain covering 80% of local needs and that is able to survive with massive state support

A man was arrested and then released pending the conclusion of the investigation because he was selling online a Covid kit for €33, so customers could get infected and obtain a green pass avoiding the vaccine

Report by the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture provides strong evidence of the Croatian police's violations against migrants, confirming what NGOs and journalists have long maintained and causing the President's furious reaction