Politics
Portugal : Golden visa scheme deadline extended to 2022
The Portuguese government has decided to extend the deadline from July 2021 to January 2022 to exclude investments in Porto and Lisbon from the country’s Golden Visa program. The Portuguese authoritiestried to ban investment in two cities and regions in the Algarve in December last year to encourage investment in less popular areas, […]
Read MoreSpain: Palma COVID-19 cases continue to fall
Palma has fallen from high risk of coronavirus infection to average, with a cumulative incidence rate of less than 150 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in 14 days which currently stands at 144.93. But, the city suburbs of Pere Garau, Poligono de Llevant, Son Rutlan, Camp Redo, Coll d’en Rabassa, Rafal Nou, Son […]
Read MoreItaly: Venice promotes socio-cultural activities
The official websiteof the city of Venice published information on the status of activities and funding that are part of the program “The city Sicura of itself” (the ‘Si’ in the title refers to the word Yes, and ‘ Sicura ‘means safe, confident in Italian). It was reported that contracts have been awarded […]
Read MoreSwitzerland to ease coronavirus lockdown restrictions
Switzerland plans to take its first “cautious steps” to end its coronavirus lockdown next month, the government said Wednesday, in contrast to neighbors who adhere to many restrictions. In the first step, shops, museums, and libraries must reopen from March 1. Zoos, gardens and sports facilities will also be reopened, with the final […]
Read MoreSpain: Tough restrictions in Andalusia will not be relaxed
Tough coronavirus restrictions in Andalusia will not be reduced or removed until the region reaches a vaccination target of 70%. According to global.fm,Juanma Moreno (the Regional President) said “the circumstances do not exist to carry out a rapid de-escalation, as some economic or social sectors request.” He added that the first priority is […]
Read MoreDespite 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 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 MoreEuropean Space Agency to recruit new astronauts for the moon
ESA will launch a campaign next week to recruit astronauts from member states, for a new mission to the moon according to the European Space Agency. Detailed information on recruitment conditions will be provided on the 16th (Tuesday), with application dates from March 31 to May 28. According to the information released by […]
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