Politics
Spain: Government bans entry to British travellers
The Spanish government has chosen to ban sea and air travel to all British citizens, except residents and those with residency rights. On Tuesday, the Minister of Health announced that he had decided to extend the ban until February 2 due to concerns about the new Covid-19 strain spreading in the UK. The […]
Read MorePortugal: State of emergency renewed until January 30
The President of the Republic today (January 13) issued a decree amending the state of emergency that took effect on January 14 (Thursday) and extending the state for another 15 days until January 30 to allow measures to be taken to contain Covid-19 . “The state of emergency was extended to 23:59 on January […]
Read MoreGreece: Number of migrants crossings down in 2020
According to the latest data from Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard, the number of immigration crossing points entering Greece in 2020 has fallen by 76% compared to 2019. By 2020, a total of 19,681 migrants have crossed Evros from Turkey into the Greek Aegean Islands and the land border. Frontex said […]
Read MoreItaly: Almost all regions in yellow zones
Most regions of Italy reverted to “yellow zones” on Monday, because the country has restored a hierarchical restriction system based on the level of COVID-19 infection risk in each area after most of the Christmas holidays have been locked. However, five regions of Calabria, Emilia Romagna, Lombardy, Sicily and Veneto were classified as orange […]
Read MoreGreece: Government to double the country’s territorial waters
The Greek government has submitted a bill to parliament that doubles the country’s territorial waters along its western border, allowing it to develop untapped energy reserves and thereby boost its troubled economy. Greece also hopes to extend its borders along its eastern border in the Aegean Sea, but neighboring Turkey rejected the move, […]
Read MoreItalian president: Recovery plan approval before political confrontation
A political source told Reuters on Monday that the Italian head of state Sergio Mattarella hopes that both the cabinet and the parliament will approve the EU’s recovery plan before any political showdown between the ruling parties. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte faces confrontation with his coalition partner and former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi (Matteo […]
Read MorePortugal: Thousands of Britons request new residence permit
According to the Lusa News Agency, the SEF stated that in the past three weeks, the SEF has cooperated with the British Embassy in Lisbon to propose an agreement through the new Brexit portal launched by the SEF on December 14 regarding 18,000 requests by UK citizens for residence permits. According to SEF, a […]
Read MoreDenmark: Travel to all countries will be limited from January 9
Denmarkwill restrict travel to all countries from January 9th and advise against restricting the spread of the new coronavirus, especially the more easily spread mutations first discovered in the UK and South Africa to limit the spread of the new coronavirus. Before that, it was decided this week to further tighten the already severe […]
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