Europe Italy “Life Seedforce", a project to save autochthonous Italian plants from extinction with seed banks, is led by the Trento Science Museum and funded by the European Commission, as over 100 species of community interest are found no where else
Europe Germany The database "Top 1,500 industrial companies in Germany - List of the largest industrial companies", containing detailed information on all sectors and turnover for 2015-2018, has been added to the offer of publisher ResearchAndMarkets.com
Europe Slovakia The country is one of the most resilient to potential attempts by foreign governments or agencies to influence public opinion and institutions in Central Europe and the Balkans, coming third in the latest Vulnerability Index conducted by Globsec
Europe Ireland Irish toy manufacturers are confident they can deliver products for this Christmas despite global supply chain issues, Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic
Europe Sweden The directors general of the Financial Supervisory Authority and the Environmental Protection Agency called on both the EU and the government to ban cryptocurrency mining, as the cheap electricity is needed for other, more useful purposes
Europe Andorra Low temperatures and the recent heavy snowfall have created the perfect conditions to open La Rabassa cross-country ski station in advance
Europe Moldova Several carriers that are members of the Employers' Association of Motor Transport Operators have protested in the centre of Chisinau demanding an increase of passenger's transport fares
Europe Belgium The Belgian rail company NMBS has been forced to temporarily suspend around ten of its P-Train commuter services to and from Brussels due to staff shortages, mostly caused by illness and quarantine
Europe Slovenia Ski jumpers Ema Klinec and Urša Bogataj secured their first double victory in the individual World Cup in Nizhny Tagil, Russia
Europe Liechtenstein While neighboring countries are postponing the ski season opening for a lack of snow, Balzner postponed its opening because of the heavy snowfall
Europe Czech Republic A record number of shops and supermarket chains joined in the latest National Autumn Food Drive, with people donating more than 410 tonnes of food and hygiene products for people in need, achieving the best result in history
Europe Croatia 40% of Zagreb's existing street lighting will be modernized with an investment of 318 million kuna (approximately €42 million) through the European Union's 'Elena' programme and the 'RePubLEEc' project
Europe Luxembourg There is a huge shortage of medical cannabis because the only supplier cannot meet demand: doctors have prescribed a total of 140 kg in 2020, almost three times more than in 2019, and this year the figure is expected to be much higher