Tourist numbers to Montenegro down in November
The Bureauof Statistics reported that due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the response measures taken, the number of tourists to Montenegro was still low in November. The country reported its first coronavirus case in March 2020 and banned all tourists from travelling as part of measures aimed at curbing the spread of […]
Read MorePortugal: state of emergency restored until Thursday
The restrictions on New Year’s celebrations in Portugal will now be restored to emergency measures taken before the holidays. The inter-county circulation ban, which took effect at 00.00 on December 31, ended at Monday 5 am, but in areas with the highest risk of spreading Covid-19, mandatory curfews are still imposed. The restrictions […]
Read MoreGreek government tightens COVID-19 restrictions
The Greek government has decided to tighten restrictions on the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic next week to keep virus infections at a low level and enable schools to open safely on January 11. Government spokesman Stelios Petsas said on Saturday that for precautionary reasons, the Prime Minister decided to tighten measures during the week of […]
Read MorePortugal: Tourism devastated in Algarve due to Covid-19
Algarve hotels are currently calculating the cost of the absolute destruction of some kind of business hope for the “New Year”. Elidérico Viegas, owner of the AHETA Hotel Operators Association, admitted: “We really never imagined such strict restrictions.” The government completely bans public gatherings of any kind (click here); the hotel curfew […]
Read MoreSpain: British government urges more elasticity after entry ban
For some air passengers who were refused entry to Spain and immediately returned to the UK, after a few days of turbulence, the British consular services “requested the Spanish government to provide greater flexibility.” The root of the problem lies in three key issues. One of them is related to the extension of […]
Read MoreGreece: UK added to the list of countries exempt from restrictions
The Greek Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) on Saturday updated the temporary ban on entering Greece from outside the European Union, adding the UK to the list of countries exempt from restrictions. This update was released after the UK left the European Union on January 1, as the country is now considered a former […]
Read MoreItaly’s birth rate is expected to drop further
As the economic conflict and uncertainty brought about by the pandemic exacerbate its demographic crisis, Italy’s birth rate is expected to drop further. The number of births in Italy in 2019 was 420,000, which is the lowest level since the country’s reunification in 1861, while the total number of deaths was 647,000. […]
Read MorePortugal: Emergency plan for homeless in Braga
According to local media reports, due to the northern weather forecast, the northern Portuguese city of Braga launched a contingency plan for the homeless on Saturday. The City of Braga stated that the homeless will benefit from the Emergency Housing Center (CAE) and the Population Concentration and Support Zone (ZCAP) due to the […]
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