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Greek government tightens COVID-19 restrictions
The Greek government has decided to tighten restrictions on the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic next week to keep virus infections at a low level and enable schools to open safely on January 11. Government spokesman Stelios Petsas said on Saturday that for precautionary reasons, the Prime Minister decided to tighten measures during the week of […]
Read MorePortugal: Tourism devastated in Algarve due to Covid-19
Algarve hotels are currently calculating the cost of the absolute destruction of some kind of business hope for the “New Year”. Elidérico Viegas, owner of the AHETA Hotel Operators Association, admitted: “We really never imagined such strict restrictions.” The government completely bans public gatherings of any kind (click here); the hotel curfew […]
Read MoreSpain: British government urges more elasticity after entry ban
For some air passengers who were refused entry to Spain and immediately returned to the UK, after a few days of turbulence, the British consular services “requested the Spanish government to provide greater flexibility.” The root of the problem lies in three key issues. One of them is related to the extension of […]
Read MoreItaly’s birth rate is expected to drop further
As the economic conflict and uncertainty brought about by the pandemic exacerbate its demographic crisis, Italy’s birth rate is expected to drop further. The number of births in Italy in 2019 was 420,000, which is the lowest level since the country’s reunification in 1861, while the total number of deaths was 647,000. […]
Read MorePortugal: Emergency plan for homeless in Braga
According to local media reports, due to the northern weather forecast, the northern Portuguese city of Braga launched a contingency plan for the homeless on Saturday. The City of Braga stated that the homeless will benefit from the Emergency Housing Center (CAE) and the Population Concentration and Support Zone (ZCAP) due to the […]
Read MoreItaly: Worst year for tourism in four decades
Assoturismo and Confesercenti said that 2020 is the worst year for the Italian tourism industry since 1969. They affirmed that the COVID crisis wiped out 240 million tourists, a 55% reduction. The hotel industry was hit hard, with consumer spending losses of about 50 billion euros. According to the report, the […]
Read MorePortugal: Parliament to light up marking the EU presidency
The Portuguese Parliament will mark the beginning of Portugal’s presidency of the European Union at 00:00 on January 1, 2021, and will light up the main facade with blue and yellow EU Union colors. Parliamentary sources told Lusa that the flagpoles of the 27 EU member states will also be placed in front of […]
Read MoreMayor: Athens to become attractive for investors
The Mayor of Athens, Kostas Bakoyannis, said at an online conference organized by the Greek Tourism Federation (SETE) and Marketing Greece to make Athens an attractive place for investors, tourists and residents. Speaking of the lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic, Bakoyannis affirmed that adaptability is the key to moving forward and mentioned the […]
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