Europe

Inflation rate shows the largest increase since records began in January 1997, with the index rising 2% in July on an annual basis

The 500.000 signatures needed for a referendum on the legalization of cannabis have been reached and almost one million signatures have been collected to call for a referendum on legal euthanasia

Only a minority of Swedes with alcohol use disorder are prescribed medication and access to the supply is uneven across different groups in society, according to a study by Sweden's Karolinska Institutet recently published

National Geographic is promoting the country today through three TV shows broadcast in 170 countries around the world; this year, a record number of over 30 million overnight stays were recorded in August

154 athletes from 24 countries took part at the Okolo Slovenska international cycling race that ends today in the city of Trnava

The referendum that could finally legalise abortion in the country reveals the social rifts in the extremely conservative nation, with towns being covered with violent anti-abortion posters

Rocco Buttliere, a LEGO architect from Chicago, has created a realistic replica of the Vatican City State using 67.000 LEGO pieces

The possibility for employees to register for sick leave by telephone was reintroduced, in light of the increase in Covid-19 cases in the country

The country has celebrated a new national day of unity, accompanied by a demonstration of the country's military strength, generating concerns from neighbors in the Western Balkans, since similar calls had led to the wars in the 1990s

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, in a recent visit to Barcelona, has resumed dialogue with Catalonia's separatist leadership over the resolution of the political crisis triggered by the region's failed independence bid in 2017

The first hundreds people have been compensated as part of the government's program to give back to individuals who were prosecuted or investigated under a Nazi-era law that criminalized homosexuality for decades

The OSCE Mission has strengthened the technical capacity of the Centre for Investigative Journalism in Montenegro with the delivery of three mobile news sets, a drone, laptops and desktop computers

The first stage of the reconstruction of the Vilnius TV Tower has been completed; built in 1980, it is the tallest building in the country and one of the most visited tourist attractions, and should be completely reconstructed by 2024