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Greece: 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 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. […]
Read MoreEU expresses frustration over AstraZeneca vaccine delivery
Senior EU health officials said on Monday that AstraZeneca has not made enough efforts to resolve the dispute caused by the delay in delivering the COVID-19 vaccine to the EU. After Pfizer announced a temporary slowdown in vaccine supply earlier in January, this also shows the frustration of the European Union. AstraZeneca, […]
Read MoreUK sees record-high number of European applicants for Settelment Scheme
The British authorities have urged European citizens to apply for the European Union settlement plan, and emphasized that by December 31, 2020, about 4.9 people have applied for the plan. According to SchengenVisaInfo.com, even if the UK is officially outside the EU, the EU Settlement Program provides all EU, EEA and Swiss citizens […]
Read MoreSpain may reopen tourism by end of summer 2021
The Prime Minister stated that Spain will not welcome international tourists until the “end of summer”. He announced that tourists to the Spanish coast will not be able to come until almost all the population has been vaccinated. This has dealt a blow to the tourism industry. Mr. Sanchez said at the […]
Read MoreIceland becomes first Schengen Nation to issue COVID-19 vaccination certificate
From January 21, 2021, the Icelandic authorities will issue a “COVID-19 vaccination certificate” to all Icelandic citizens who are vaccinated against the virus for the second time. According to SchengenVisaInfo.com, Iceland has therefore become the first country in the Schengen area to issue these documents to COVID-19 vaccinators. The Ministry of Health […]
Read MoreItaly: Florence’s iconic Uffizi Gallery reopens
Florence’s iconic Uffizi Gallery reopened on Thursday after closing for 77 days related to COVID. Director Eike Schmidt called on the students in the Florentine dialect : “If you want to play truant, fare forca” , means : “then come here”. Visitors to the Uffizi Gallery can not only admire the unparalleled collections […]
Read MorePortugal: Cinema audiences fell by 75%
According to data from the Institute of Film Audiovisual (ICA), due to the covid-19 pandemic, these data reflect the “severely restricted year of the year” for film development, and its restrictions “severely affect the normal operation of cinema venues.” ICA shows that by 2020, the number of movie theater audiences will reach 3.77 […]
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