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Greece: Stricter lockdown restrictions in Athens
The Greek authorities said they will impose stricter lockdown restrictions on the Greater Athens area after the decline in the infection rate in January this week reversed. Most retail stores will reopen on January 18 and will be closed in the capital on Saturday, leaving only the pick-up service. Officials from the […]
Read MoreItaly: Small town offers homes for only 1 euro
Biccari, located deep in the southeastern part of Puglia, is also selling dilapidated houses for 1 euro, but unlike other destinations, it also has bargains in readily available locations. The price of an empty turnkey home is as low as €7,500 ($9,000). Most are between 10,000 Euros and 13,000 Euros. The sale […]
Read MorePortugal: Hospitals near full COVID-19 capacity
Portugal said on Saturday that due to the surge in infections that prompted authorities to send some critically ill patients to the Portuguese archipelago, the intensive care unit (ICU) set up on its mainland for COVID-19 cases only had 7 empty beds. According to data from the Ministry of Health, of the 850 […]
Read MoreSpain: Government plans a four-day workweek to fight Covid-19
Spain’s socialist-led government plans to implement a four-day work week in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the pilot plan is causing concern throughout Europe. According to the Independent newspaper, the plan was proposed by the left-wing political party MásPaís and supported by the country’s Ministry of Finance to provide financial assistance […]
Read MorePortugal to offer Covid-19 vaccine to people over 80
The coordinator of the plan, Francisco Ramos, announced on January 28 that all people over 80 years old in Portugal will be included in the first phase of the vaccination plan against Covid-19. Francisco Ramos believes that this is the “probably the most important” change to the country’s vaccination schedule, and this decision […]
Read MoreGreece: Jet2 adds Athens to 2022 holiday flights
British leisure travel group Jet2 announced that it will operate flights to Athens and city holidays for the first time-starting in April 2022, the company’s three UK bases will begin operations. The company’s leisure airline Jet2.com and city interruption provider Jet2CityBreaks started selling flights to Athens and city holidays from Birmingham (exclusive routes), […]
Read MoreTaiwan exhorts Germany to help get coronavirus vaccines
Economy Minister Wang Mei hua said on Thursday that Taiwan has sought German help to provide the COVID-19 vaccine. Wang told reporters that she made the request during a meeting with the de facto German ambassador to Taipei, who handed her a letter asking for help to solve the shortage problem, which hindered […]
Read MoreFrance: Visas issued down by 79.8% in 2020
The number of visas issued by the French consulate during 2020 came down by 79.8%. The number of short-term visas for the Schengen area fell by 82%, while the number of long-term visas fell by 37.1%. Compared with the figures in 2019, the French authorities approved 3.5 million visas during the year. […]
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