Economics
WTTC: Governments should abandon the concept of high-risk countries
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) calls on governments to abandon the concept of “high-risk countries” and to focus on how to treat individual “high-risk travelers” at the border. WTTC, which represents the global travel and tourism private sector, urges governments around the world to shift their focus from entire countries to […]
Read MoreSpain takes delivery of first batch of AstraZeneca vaccine
The Spanish Ministry of Health said that Spain received the first batch of AstraZeneca vaccines on Saturday, but only used them for people under 55. Spain became the latest European country, imposing age restrictions on the Anglo-Swedish Jab. It has been said before that it will restrict the use of AstraZeneca vaccines to under […]
Read MoreSpain: Real estate sector expected to increase by 15% in 2021
According to a research released by Jones Lang Lasalle, a British real estate consultancy, investment in the Spanish real estate sector is expected to increase by 15% to approximately 9 billion euros ($10.8 billion) in 2021. As reported by Xinhua, as Spain recovers from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, investment in all […]
Read MoreItaly: Retail sales fell 5.4% in 2020
ISTAT said on Friday that compared with 2019, retail sales in 2020 fell 5.4% in value terms and 6.2% in volume terms. In December 2020, Italian retail sales fell 3.8% year-on-year and 5.8% from the previous month. The Italian retail sales year-on-year growth data is updated monthly from January 2001 to December 2020, […]
Read MoreAustria: Stricter lockdown measures from Monday
The Austrian government has decided to implement stricter quarantine and entry rules from Monday, Febraury10, to prevent the rapid spread of new infectious variants of the coronavirus pandemic. In addition, the country’s authorities also announced that, due to the current pandemic, they have extended border controls with the Czech Republic and Slovakia. […]
Read MoreSweden: Negative coronavirus test now mandatory for all arrivals
All persons wishing to enter Swedish territory are required to show a negative result of a coronavirus test upon arrival. SchengenvisaInfo.com reported that the decision was made in accordance with a recommendation of the Swedish Public Health Agency to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus pandemic discovered in many countries around the […]
Read MoreNetherlands sees sharp drop in asylum requests in 2020
According to data released by the Dutch Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND), by 2020, the number of people seeking international protection in the Netherlands has significantly decreased by 40%. According to the latest IND report, nearly 14,000 people applied for asylum in the Netherlands for the first time last year. Syrian citizens are […]
Read MorePortugal COVID-19 cases continue to fall
The chief health officer of Portugal on Thursday tried to reassure people angry about vaccine delays and jumps that they will receive vaccination, while the daily number of new coronavirus cases and deaths has declined. In the past two weeks, the number of deaths and new infections in Portugal reached the highest level […]
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