Which hospital in Germany offers which services at which level of quality? The government is launching a new online "atlas" tracking this. The health minister said it offered a "clear guide through the hospital jungle."

A new bill in Georgia requires media, nongovernmental organisations and other nonprofit groups to register as “pursuing the interests of a foreign power” if they receive more than 20 percent of their funding from abroad.

Governments face increased borrowing, taxes and public sector cuts to finance their soaring military budgets. European NATO members are set to spend a record $380 billion on defense this year — a tough sell to voters.