Europe Slovakia Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner Dunja Mijatovic has expressed her concerns about a Slovak bill, currently in second reading in Parliament, that aims to make abortions less accessible
Europe Greece Today, the country celebrates 'Ohi Day', literally 'Day of No', commemorating the Greek Prime Minister's refusal to let Benito Mussolini's troops into Greece in 1940
Europe Poland Nine out of ten Polish teenagers feel happy at home, in both urban and rural areas, according to a new survey commissioned by the Children's Ombudsman
Europe Ukraine More than 1.200 people have already been killed and more than 1.000 have been injured in fires in Ukraine this year, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine has reported
Europe Spain A Burger King in Madrid is going entirely meatless for a month, after teaming up with the Vegetarian Butrcher to offer plant-based food only in order to raise awareness about vegetarian options for people's diets
Europe Germany A hundred men with beards and moustaches took part in a competition to find out who had the best moustache and beard evaluated in terms of density and length at the "Beard Olympics" in Eging am See
Europe Austria The Austrian government has unveiled its plans to legalize assisted suicide from 2022, in response to a court ruling affirming that the current ban violates fundamental rights
Europe Estonia A private expedition to the remains of the ferry “Estonia” that sank 27 years ago with a total of 852 people goes on to find further leads to continue the investigation; scientific analysis should be delivered by next spring
Europe Albania Teachers' salaries will be increased by 6% from next year; the announcement has been made by the Ministry of Education
Europe Russia The first one hectare land plot under the “Far Eastern Hectare” program, recently extended to the Arctic Zone, has been assigned; families and entities can bid for plots of different sizes for free after submitting a project to be completed 3 years
Europe Netherlands Around 2 million households will receive hundreds of euros in compensation from the government for an increase in energy bills, while their bills will not increase at all, according to RTL Nieuws based on data from the Dutch Consumer and Market Authority
Europe Hungary A Hungarian student from László Lovassy High School in Veszprém has won the Mary Renault Prize, one of Oxford's most prestigious essay competitions
Europe Bulgaria Over the past days, the Information Services company responsible for the green certificate issuing system has reported one of the largest cyber attacks against the country, with more than 400 malicious attacks repelled