Spain: Government plans a four-day workweek to fight Covid-19
Spain’s socialist-led government plans to implement a four-day work week in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the pilot plan is causing concern throughout Europe. According to the Independent newspaper, the plan was proposed by the left-wing political party MásPaís and supported by the country’s Ministry of Finance to provide financial assistance […]
Read MorePortugal to offer Covid-19 vaccine to people over 80
The coordinator of the plan, Francisco Ramos, announced on January 28 that all people over 80 years old in Portugal will be included in the first phase of the vaccination plan against Covid-19. Francisco Ramos believes that this is the “probably the most important” change to the country’s vaccination schedule, and this decision […]
Read MoreGreece: 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 MoreTaiwan exhorts Germany to help get coronavirus vaccines
Economy Minister Wang Mei hua said on Thursday that Taiwan has sought German help to provide the COVID-19 vaccine. Wang told reporters that she made the request during a meeting with the de facto German ambassador to Taipei, who handed her a letter asking for help to solve the shortage problem, which hindered […]
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 MoreToyota surpassed Volkswagen in 2020 car sales
Toyota Motor Corp of Japan surpassed Volkswagen of Germany in car sales last year. This is the first time in five years that the global pandemic has severely hit its German rival and has become the world’s largest car manufacturer by sales. Toyota Motor said on Thursday that the group’s overall global sales […]
Read MoreGlobal e-learning market expected to grow massively
Due to the increasing penetration of smart phones and the Internet, the global e-learning market is expected to achieve considerable growth from 2020 to 2026. The entire company sector has a high demand for advanced learning technologies, and government support for the use of digital learning technologies is also increasing, which will help […]
Read MoreEU announces 14.5 mln Euros to promote technology in Africa and Caribbean
The European Commission and the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) today signed a new 14.5 million euro initiative with the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) to help the potential of digital finance 600,000 in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries Women, youth and entrepreneurs. “Nowadays, digital technology plays an important […]
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