Europe

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

A 40% rise in applications from students outside Europe to study at local universities may be linked to videos circulating on social media claiming that they can study in Iceland for free and relocate with families; processing is heavily delayed

The Youth Council Copenhagen, the official voice of young people, is looking for candidates between the ages of 12 and 20 who want to represent their generation in the capital; elections will be held before adults go to the polls in November

Local elections due in October are shaping into more than a simple contest in North Macedonia's ethnic Albanian bloc, as it split into two groups, each claiming to be the community’s ‘authentic’ representative between two main political forces

78,9% of Norway's eligible voters had cast their ballots for Parliamentary election by the time polls closed at 9pm on 8 September, the highest voter turnout in 36 years, and confirmed leadership to Labour Party and PM Støre that overcome all the odds

Germany's 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign got off to a disastrous start as they suffered a deserved 2-0 defeat to Slovakia

Constitutional Court banned MPs from forming a government until 30/9 after Belgrade-backed Srpska Lista filed a complaint; CC is reviewing the legality of two parliament’s sessions as didn't elect a speaker for the Serb community, a constitutional right

Tobacco ban for minors is likely to be a closer reality as the state parliament unanimously approved the proposal; prevention and cessation programs, as well as effective controls, are necessary to put the ban into practice

Blessed Carlo Acutis (1991–2006) will be immortalized in special stamps issued on his canonization day by the Postal and Philatelic Service of Vatican City State; he is the first 'influencer Saint' and Pope Leo XIV will presided over today's ceremony

With the start of the school year, public transport will be reinforced for students in secondary education, Baccalaureate, Vocational Training and universities; the service, known as Bus Lliure, will change its name and become Bus Estudiant