Europe

The Security Service of Ukraine tied the July arrest of an anti-corruption agent to a clandestine group of moles in senior Ukrainian government positions controlled spy cell known as “D-2” operating under Russia’s Federal Security Service

A 160 beds new medical centre for emergencies will be built in a new annexe at the Peter Držaj Hospital in Ljubljana by the Defence Ministry; the €87 million expansion will be serving army during emergencies as well as civilians

The former n.1 tennis player Novak Djokovic has reportedly flew to Athens with his family and would be preparing to move to Greece after Vučić's government criticised him for supporting student protests calling for new elections, labelling him a "traitor"

Following Poland’s closure of all border checkpoints with Belarus, over 1.000 vehicles are waiting at the Belarusian border to enter Lithuania, the State Border Committee’s press service told media BelTA

US oil major Chevron has submitted a bid to explore for natural gas within deadline at 5 pm on 10 September; tender was launched earlier this year after Chevron and refiner HelleniQ Energy expressed interest in deep-sea blocks off Peloponnesus and Crete

The Prélaz district of Lausanne, where a teenager fleeing from the police on a stolen scooter died, experienced night of rioting.; as youth clashed with the police, seven people in two days were arrested

Self-sufficiency in pork production is expected to fall from 72% to 39% in Estonia in 2026 due to the recent African Swine Fever outbreak

All children can now bring their own lunches to school cafeterias following a school dining regulation that took effect this academic year after 11 of preparation; previously, the option was only available to children with health restrictions

The toughest measures yet against illegal construction have been introduced with a new Building Act and Spatial Planning Act to streamline procedures and amendments to Criminal Code intoduce prosecution, so far limited to building in protected areas

Door-to-door distribution of gas cylinders is no longer considered of general economic interest: the 2014 entrustment of the service to distributors has been terminated and so does a 15-year obligation, subsidised to ensure that they serve remote areas

Private school students in Luxembourg are fewer and fewer, while public schools modelled on the European system become more popular, especially at primary level; education ministry confirms over 118.000 students are heading back to school after the summer

Construction of the long-delayed, 18.000-seat National Stadium in Vilnius is at pace after resuming in July, though questions remain over permits and transparency; the multipurpose complex will include football field, athletics stadium, kindergarten