Portugal: Prime Minister announces school closures for 15 days
Prime Minister Antonio Costa announced today the closure of education schools in Portugal at all levels for 15 days to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. The Prime Minister stated that this measure, which will take effect tomorrow (January 22, Friday) after the meeting of ministers, is justified “precautionary principle” because such […]
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 […]
Read MoreEU: Germany plans entry ban for British citizens
“The Times” reported on Thursday that according to Germany’s proposal to the European Union, European governments will ban all British residents from entering their country and cut off all passenger connections with the United Kingdom. The British newspaper quoted a draft proposal to freely impose a temporary ban on EU member states, prohibiting […]
Read MoreItaly: Procida becomes Capital of Culture in 2021
The iconic Bay of Procida Island in Naples was named the Cultural Capital of Italy in 2022. Procida defeated nine other candidates. These are: Ancona, Bari, Cerveteri, L’Aquila, Pieve di Sorigo (near Treviso), Taranto, Trapani, Verbania, Lake Maggiore and Volterra. Dario Franceschini, the Minister of Culture who participated in the jury’s selection, said: […]
Read MoreItaly: Hundreds of tourism companies shut down due to pandemic
The Federturismo Confindustria, the Italian Travel and Tourism Federation, urges the Italian government to speed up the national vaccination campaign and issue certificates to those who are vaccinated. The Federation admitted in a press release that it is fully aware of the situation regarding the coronavirus pandemic and the inevitable containment measures that […]
Read MoreGreece starts issuing digital vaccination certificates
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced Tuesday night that individuals who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 living in Greece will be able to request the use of digital vaccination certificates when needed. Mitsotakis presented the document at a meeting on the progress of the country’s national vaccination plan, which he described as a “Greek […]
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