Europe Austria In an unexpected result, the Communists won the municipal elections in Austria's second largest city, Graz, ahead of the centre-right Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), the party of the mayor who will resign from office
Europe Serbia Tensions on the border with Kosovo are rising, with ethnic Serbs in the Kosovo border town protesting against restrictions on the entry of vehicles with Serbian plates
Europe Belgium Carrefour Belgium has confirmed its supply difficulties: the chain is struggling to stock some of its shops in consequence of a strike by its logistics provider
Europe Finland The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wants to strengthen the network of Finnish missions abroad with appropriate allocations and invest in measures that promote the availability of skilled labour
Europe Vatican City The 2021 Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life, opening today, focuses on “Public Health in Global Perspective. Pandemic, Bioethics, Future” and includes a workshop with Nobel laureate Dr Hoffman and Dr Barbe of the World Medical Association
Europe Liechtenstein The Liechtenstein Football Association has opened a state-of-the-art national training and education centre with the support of UEFA and will play a key role in the implementation of LFV's five-year vision for the development of the game
Europe Monaco To kick off European Sustainable Development Week, AS Monaco unveiled its organic vegetable garden designed to help the team improve performance through better nutrition, while encouraging local production and consumption
Europe Poland In his speech at the UN High Level Dialogue on Energy, President Duda said the country will double its current renewable energy production by 2030
Europe Netherlands A man who stole two paintings by Van Gogh and Frans Hals has been sentenced to eight years in prison and to pay compensation of €9 million; the two paintings are still missing, but he was convicted thanks to DNA evidence
Europe Croatia The IX Kvarner Fiumare festival of the sea and maritime heritage - with exhibitions, lectures, interactive workshops, and the Rijeka Boat Show - displaying nautical, fishing equipment and small boats locally produced - are taking place in Rijeka
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Pensioners are menacing street protests if pensiones aren't increased, as increase in the price of essential foodstuffs is a daily issue
Europe Germany Citizens are voting today in parliamentary elections; the Bundestag 2021 elections will end Angela Merkel's 16-year term in office, with the latest polls showing the centre-left slightly ahead of the outgoing chancellor's conservatives
Europe Lithuania The Ministry of Defense recommended to abandon the use of Chinese mobile phones after a Cyber Security Center’s report, according to which these devices have built-in censorship capabilities