Greece, which saw its lowest number of births in 2022, plans to spend 20 billion euros ($22 billion) through 2035 on incentives to halt the decline, including cash benefits and tax breaks. Greece currently spends around 1 billion euros a year on pro-child measures but, like other European countries, to little effect.

Greece To Spend $22 Billion Euros On Lifting Low Birth Rate

After weeks of sweltering heat, wildfire are ravaging through european and balkan countries. Europe is facing up to tenfold increase in extreme fires in a warming climate.

Europe: Residents of Rome were alarmed by large fire

Wildfires are raging in the Balkans, with some countries seeking assistance from the European Union...

Heat & dry conditions spark Wildfires: Balkan countries seek assistance from the European Union

The Balkans, along with much of Europe, continued to swelter in a prolonged heatwave on Wednesday, triggering forest fires and drying up a Serbian lake for the first time, as a meteorologist warned such heatwaves could become more regular.

Balkans swelter in prolonged heatwave

A report has revealed, western Balkans countries have enough prospective solar and wind capacity to skip gas-fired power plants in their clean energy transitions...

Can western Balkan countries go clean on energy transition?

NATO Foreign Ministers concluded two days of meetings in Brussels on Wednesday, addressing support for Ukraine, preparations for the Washington Summit and pressing security challenges, including in the Western Balkans and NATO's southern neighbourhood.

US Secretary of State discusses war in Ukraine with NATO countries

To tackle the rising crisis of air pollution in Bosnia, the World Bank has now approved a loan worth 50.8 million dollars to help the the health and economic consequences in the Balkans.

World Bank approves loan worth $50.8 mn to help Bosnia | WION Climate Tracker

An international forum is bringing together officials from the western Balkans and southern Europe to Albania's capital this week with the aim to promote sustainable regional tourism which is a main source of revenue for the region. Hem Kaur Saroya brings you the report.

Albania hosts forum promoting regional tourism | WION Climate Tracker

Heavy rainfall this week across the Balkans has caused rivers to rise dangerously in Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro and Kosovo.

WION Climate Tracker: Heavy floods threaten flood defense in Balkans

An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale struck Italy in the early hours of Wednesday, according to European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The epicentre of the earthquake was situated 64 kilometres east of the city of Rimini and was measured to be eight kilometres deep.

5.7 magnitude earthquake, aftershocks rock central Italy and the Balkans

From Berlin Process Summit for the Western Balkans to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Jordan's Amman, here are some impactful images from around the world on 03 November, 2022.

World in Pictures: Berlin Process Summit for the Western Balkans; Sergei Lavrov in Jordan's Amman

English singer Dua Lipa has been named an Ambassador for Kosovo. Though the pop star was raised in London, she was born in Kosovo to Kosovo Albanian parents. When she was a young child, her family moved to Pristina, Kosovo.

Dua Lipa extends thanks after receiving Ambassador of Kosovo title from her homeland 

The western Balkans are home to some of Europe's wildest rivers and scenic and natural sides but trash islands are bringing the Balkan waste crisis to surface. WION brings you a report.

Islands of floating waste clog rivers in the Balkans

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