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Spain: Extremely cold temperatures reached record levels
On Tuesday, the extremely low temperatures that swept through certain areas in central and eastern Spain reached record levels, and extensive freezing made it more difficult to clear countless snow-blocked roads. After the worst blizzard in decades, most of the country is still covered in snow, and despite the severe cold, people are […]
Read MorePortuguese restaurants expect to lay-off more than 100,000 workers
Portuguese restaurants expect that they will have to lay off more than 100,000 workers in the industry in the first quarter of this year. According to a survey among restaurant owners conducted by the National Hotel Promotion and Innovation Association PRO.VAR, business owners expect that by March, each restaurant will have to lay off […]
Read MoreSpain: 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 MoreUK: AstraZeneca to provide 2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses per week
An AstraZeneca executive told lawmakers on Wednesday that AstraZeneca is expanding the release of COVID-19 vaccine doses to the UK and is expected to provide 2 million doses per week by mid-February. “So far, we have released more than 1.1 million doses, and we are rapidly scaling up. And this will happen soon, […]
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 MoreEurope: 2010-2020 was the warmest decade in history
The Copernicus annual report concluded that 2010-2020 is the hottest decade in history, and that by the end of 2020 it has increased by 0.4 degrees Celsius compared to 2019. The report also shows that in the past year, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere continued to rise at a rate […]
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 […]
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