Europe Slovakia All vaccinated citizens wishing to meet Pope Francis who will visit the country from September 12 to 15 should register starting from today
Europe Malta With the recent ratification of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage, the country is committing to the management and protection of its 17 additional sites within its mandate
Europe Portugal American fast food fried chicken chain Popeye's has decided to invest €50 million to open 40 restaurants in the country, creating 1.000 new jobs starting in early 2022
Europe Moldova Moldovan residents with a green pass are not free to travel to the EU countries because at the moment the local certificates are not associated with EU digital certificate system
Europe Albania Albanian Supreme Court blocks construction of two power plants in a protected natural area
Europe Slovenia A team of Slovenian researchers has created software that helps scientists analyse the content of microbiomes, the communities of microorganisms that live in the human gut, in order to detect specific pathways that may indicate the presence of a disease
Europe Italy Fires continue to destroy natural reserves on the main islands of Sardinia and Sicily, with enormous repercussions for the parks ecosystem, livestock and tourism, especially crucial in summer
Europe Andorra 'In Naturam' is the a office space in Sorteny Park which houses a permanent exhibition of flora and fauna
Europe Belgium Donations made to regional funds devoted to help victims of the recent floods can claim a 45% tax break - the manovre is intended to encourage donations from the public
Europe Serbia The outgoing EU diplomatic chief in Serbia, Sem Fabrizi, said he expects the bloc to open new clusters in negotiations with the country before the end of the year
Europe Spain Several projects run by non-profit organisations are helping asylum seekers find work and accommodation in villages threatened with disappearance due to the population exodus, such as Brañuelos in the province of León
Europe Belarus The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and the Russian National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute" signed a cooperation program until 2030 that includes more than 40 projects in nuclear energy and medicine, genetic research and other topics
Europe Netherlands Two cultural sites have been added to the UNESCO world heritage list, the Defence Lines and the Colonies of Benevolence, while a third will be under consideration by the World Heritage Committee later this week