Economics
Spain unemployment rate rose to 9% in January
In January, the number of unemployed in Spain rose to 3.96 million (9%) for the fourth consecutive month, as restrictions on the outbreak of the new COVID-19 pandemic continued to restrict activities. Data released by the Labor Department on Tuesday showed that this was an increase of 1.96% from December. According to adjusted […]
Read MorePortugal: Bragança’s Carnival to be held online
Due to the pandemic, Bragança’s Carnival will be held online in February this year, offering virtual courses for chefs and making masks. One can also order typical Butelo sausages. In the past few years, the streets of the city of Bragança in northern Portugal and a tent in the Praça de Camões in […]
Read MorePortugal resumes checks along borders with Spain
Spain and Portugal have temporarily resumed checks along their common border until February 10, as the Lisbon authorities scrambled to control the surge in Covid-19 cases. After voting to extend the state of emergency, Portugal proposed new measures on Sunday that only allow people to work and study across the border and visit […]
Read MoreItaly: Colosseum and Roman Forum reopen after three-month closure
The Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill reopened to the public on Monday, February 1st, after nearly three months of closure, because Italy eased restrictions on covid-19 in the Lazio region. To celebrate the reopening of the Colosseum, which has been closed since November 6, the students of the Cecilia Academy held a […]
Read MoreItaly: GDP contracted by 8.8% in 2020
ISTAT said on Tuesday that, based on preliminary estimates from raw quarterly data, Italy’s GDP contracted by 8.8% in 2020 from the previous year. The National Bureau of Statistics said that according to the calendar-adjusted estimate, the decline was 8.9%. This figure is slightly better than that after the COVID-19 pandemic plunged […]
Read MoreGreece confirms its 1st case of South African virus variant
The Greek authorities have confirmed that a mutation of the new coronavirus in South Africa has been detected in the country for the first time, prompting senior health officials to fly to the area where the virus was found to attend Sunday’s meeting. The minister leading the government’s response to the pandemic and […]
Read MoreSpain: Tourism likely to resume this summer, says minitser
Spain’s Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto hopes that tourists from this country can restart their travels on Easter. “It is difficult to predict, but if the health protection conditions are met, at Easter, for us (the government)) may restart national travel.” She assured that the government is working to resume the tourism industry. Internationally, […]
Read MoreItaly eases COVID-19 restrictions in 16 regions
Many regions (16 out of 20) in Italy lowered the COVID-19 restrictions on Monday, and most of the country has now become yellow areas, which means that the risk of infection is considered medium. In the country’s health risk classification, the regions including Lazio (Rome) and Lombardy (Milan) will change from orange to […]
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