Economics
Despite criticism, Germany closes borders with Austria
Due to the surge of coronavirus mutations, Germany partially closed its borders with the CzechRepublic and Austria‘s Tyrol on Sunday, February 14th, winning swift condemnation from the European Union and criticism from the International Road Transport Union (IRU). IRU stated that these restrictions are causing “chaos” in the transportation of land goods across Europe, which […]
Read MoreSpain: COVID-19 cases drop sharply nationally
New coronavirus infections continue to fall sharply in Spain, and the Health Ministry is predicting that this trend will continue in the coming days. The latest report from the government on the pandemic, presented last night by Fernando Simón, the director of the Health Ministry’s Coordination Center for Health Alerts (CCAES), recorded 30,251 […]
Read MoreItaly: Eight women in the new Draghi cabinet
Mario Draghi, the former president of the European Central Bank, agreed to be Italy’s next prime minister and announced the formation of a cabinet that would mix unaffiliated technical experts with politicians from a broad coalition. The Draghi Cabinet is the 67th cabinet of the Italian Republic. After a week of consultations, almost […]
Read MorePortugal hits European target in higher education
Portugal has reached European goals in terms of achieving higher education. Currently, 43% of the population aged 30 to 34 have a degree. This is based on the latest data from the Portuguese Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education. It claims that the figures for the last quarter of 2020 shows […]
Read MoreSpain getting ready for Chinese tourists arrival
Spain is looking at the future and is preparing to welcome Chinese tourists when the coronavirus pandemic ends. Turespaňa is the promotion agency of the Spanish Ministry of Tourism, and it has made many plans. As long as the border blockade is allowed and as long as China considers it safe, many Chinese […]
Read MorePortugal: Nearly quarter of Algarve’s unemployed are foreigners
According to the latest December data from the Institute of Employment and Vocational Training (IEFP), more than a quarter (27.8%) of the unemployed registered in the Algarve Employment Center are foreigners. By the end of 2020, of the 31,313 unemployed registered in the Algarve, 8,712 were unborn in Portugal. Brazilians, Indians, Nepalese and […]
Read MoreEuropean countries start allowing vaccinated travelers
Some European countries have begun to allow vaccinated travelers to bypass the usual entry requirements, such as 14-day quarantine. According to the “Washington Post” report, the Estonian government does not allow passengers traveling in the United States due to EU regulations. Entry restrictions were recently announced that it will allow individuals in low-risk […]
Read MoreSpain: Dramatic decline in GDP
The government’s Central Statistics Department confirmed that Spain’s GDP has fallen by 11% in 2020. This is the case in the first six weeks of 2021. Any immediate improvement seems unlikely to be the final improvement. Since reliable data was first compiled, Spain’s economic activity has never slowed down like it is now […]
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