Europe Iceland Icelandic Education Minister has asked Apple for help in preserving the Icelandic language by adding it to the collection of voices, texts and languages in its operating systems
Europe France The government plans to spend more than €400 million on help for the elderly in 2022, more than half of which will be earmarked for home care services
Europe United Kingdom In a month time, a new train service called Lumo will link London and Edinburgh in 4 hours, with a scenery journey, convenient prices and low carbon footprint
Europe Bulgaria The Forest Research Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, together with the Siberian Federal University and the Marchuk Institute of Numerical Mathematics, have developed and tested a new method for remote monitoring of forest conditions
Europe Hungary €1.7bn from taxes will be distributed to families in early 2022 and the minimum wage will be significantly increased among the government moves ahead of the election, competitive for the first time in 10 years as opposition denounces rampant corruption
Europe San Marino “A voice for San Marino" international song festival has been inaugurated; the winner will be able to take part in the next edition of the Eurovision Song Contest; it is possible to register for the competition until 10 January 2022
Europe Luxembourg The EU has asked for financial sanctions on the country as it has not adopted stricter restrictions on firearms in its national legislation, as required by the 2017 ordinance
Europe North Macedonia The North Macedonian flag was presented in the NATO Room at the Pentagon where it joins the 29 flags of the other Alliance member states as the country enters NATO
Europe Switzerland The International Union for Conservation of Nature, based in Switzerland, has presented "green status", a new tool that assesses the impact of restoration and conservation programs on endangered species of animals and plants
Europe Portugal For the fifth time Vilamoura Marina has been named 'International Marina of the Year' by The Yacht Harbour Association and the British Marine Federation
Europe Belarus The creation of a single gas market scheduled to be signed 1 December 2023 is among 28 programmes of sectoral initiatives the country is developing for economic integration with Russia
Europe Czech Republic Children's Homes, where children under the age of three are brought up, will be abolished by 2025 and will be replaced by accredited guardianship families
Europe Romania The National Museum of Romanian Literature in Bucharest has received the DASA award by the European Museum Academy with the motivation of being a model in the national museum scene for its social aspirations and scenic achievement