France: Nationwide survey on recreational marijuana
The French parliament launched an online questionnaire today to better understand the public’s views on the use of recreational marijuana. The survey will have five or six questions and will be available on the National Assembly website for approximately one month. Robin Reda, Essonne’s member of parliament and project leader, told AFP […]
Read MoreNorway government will relax coronavirus restrictions
Prime Minister Erna Solberg said on Monday that Norway will relax restrictions on the coronavirus because the additional measures taken for two weeks seem to have had the desired effect, although she added that the infection rate is still too high People feel at ease. The country has one of the lowest infection […]
Read MoreItaly begins administering second dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Italy has started the second COVID-19 vaccination for the first medical staff in the campaign that began on December 27. Pfizer announced that it will reduce supplies within a week, which has hit vaccination campaigns in Italy and other parts of Europe. Italy’s emissions reductions will be about 165,000 less than expected. […]
Read MoreSpain: New measures to prevent third Covid-19 wave in Andalusia
Juanma Moreno, president of the Andalusian Autonomous Region, said everyone in the region needs to prepare for the new measures that will be outlined on Friday, January 15th, which are facing the third “explosive Covid wave”. Moreno has hinted at tightening restrictions on inconvenience earlier this week and said residents should not turn […]
Read MoreItaly: Almost all areas in orange zone
A source said on Friday that the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza will sign a decree designating most areas of Italy as “orange areas”, based on Italy’s COVID-19 A hierarchical restriction system based on the risk of infection. Lombardy is the region most severely hit by the first wave of coronavirus. Sicily and […]
Read MorePortugal: Harsh criticism for UK’s decision to suspend flights
Portuguese Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva stated on January 15 that the British decision to suspend flights with Portugal was “ridiculous” and “illogical”, which was a “sudden and unexpected. He said he did not know the reason : ”We believe that this is illogical. First of all, this is a sudden and unexpected […]
Read MoreSpain: New economy road map to get EU funds
The Spanish government is currently drafting a detailed “road map” of reforms, including changes to pensions and the country’s labor laws, to speed up access to EU funds and reduce the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. EFE report from EURACTIV‘s partners. These measures should provide the EU with 72 billion euros in […]
Read MorePortugal: A forgettable year for Algarve’s tourism
In 2020, whether it is occupancy rate or economic and business performance, the Algarve has recorded the worst year in the tourism industry. Due to the decline in the main external market demand (-75.1%), the turnover in 2020 has dropped by more than 800 million euros (-65.1%). Although the domestic market has […]
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