Europe

Researchers seek to confirm if there is still permafrost in Clots de la Menera: in the frame of the European PERMAPYRENEES project, the second phase will study the thermal behavior of the subsoil in Grau Roig until 2029

Russian businessman Sergei Shnaider, owner of the Mere discount retail chain operating in Lithuania and Latvia, has been added to the EU’s 21st sanctions package: the measures is forcing the chain to close all its supermarkets operating in Lithuania

EU and OSCE criticize bulldozing of allegedly illegally-built Serb villas near Lake Ujman/Gazivoda in the Serb-majority north of Kosovo, urging authorities to respect due process and the property rights of all the communities in the country

France became the first European country to restrict access to social media for anyone under 15. The new law also bans the use of cellphones in high schools

Parliament is likely to approve US military aircraft using Bezmer airfield in central Bulgaria for refuelling purposes and as a long-term hub, despite previous criticism on the presence of US planes at Sofia’s main airport

Legal experts and transparency advocates criticised the Agency for the Protection of the Right to Free Access to Public Information for requiring electronic signatures on email appeals, arguing that it is in contrast with NM's freedom of information law

“As of 22 July grain and leguminous crops (excluding corn, buckwheat and millet) have been harvested from 16% of the areas, or 323.000 hectares” official press release said, for a total of 1.330.000 tonnes of grain with average yield 41,2 centners/hectare

Cluj-Napoca will hold the first edition of 'The Night of the Churches' on 25 July: the event will bring together religious communities from different denominations in an unprecedented partnership to open the city's ecclesiastical heritage to the public

Several of Iceland's salmon rivers have been producing particularly strong catches this year; Among the standout sports are the Þverá/Kjarrá system in Borgarfjörður, the Jökla River in East Iceland, and the Haffjarðará River in Hnappadalur