Eurocontrol: Covid-19 to Keep Air Traffic Slow to June 2021

By admin 3 Φεβρουαρίου 2021 No comment

Photo source: Eurocontrol Europe’s Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation, Eurocontrol, said this week that it expects air traffic to be down by 55 to 70 percent through to June impacted by Covid-19 measures and depending on when governments decide to allow non-essential travel. The organization is citing stricter travel restrictions put in place […]

EU States Agree on Covid-19 Vaccination Certificate Guidelines

By admin 28 Ιανουαρίου 2021 No comment

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After weeks of disagreement and reluctance EU member states have agreed on a set of guidelines that will allow for the establishment of an EU-wide accepted vaccination certificate to be used for “medical purposes”, said the European Commission this week. The approved standards, which have the support of the European Commission, also set out the […]

EU Downgrades 2021 Growth Slowdown Forecast Due to Covid-19 Resurgence

By admin 6 Νοεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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The European Commission downgraded its 2021 growth forecast this week as one by one member states entered second lockdowns due to an aggressive resurgence of Covid-19. The Commission now estimates that the EU economy will grow 4.1 percent next year, down from the intial 6.1 percent rebound forecast in May. The previous forecast recovery has […]

Tourism Committee Urges EU Actions to Save the Sector

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Photo Source: @European Commission Europe’s Transport and Tourism Committee is calling on the EU Commission to take immediate and unified action to save the sector and some 22 million jobs which are at risk due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. European Parliament Task Force members met on Wednesday, and urged the Committee to formulate a […]

Germany Opens Borders but Extends Travel Warning to its Nationals

By admin 11 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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Germany announced that it will be opening its borders to visitors from Austria, France, Denmark and Switzerland on June 16 and will no longer subject incoming travelers from Italy to border controls. The decision was announced by Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, who clarified that the same did not apply to Spain for reasons of reciprocity. […]

EU Calls for Voluntary Use of Virus-tracing Apps to Fight Covid-19

By admin 18 Μαΐου 2020 No comment

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One of the latest announcements by the European Commission encourages travelers to use virus-tracing apps so that Covid-19 restrictions may be lifted earlier and travel can resume, raising privacy concerns in the meantime. The concept behind the virus-tracing technology is to enable national health authorities across the Union to inform users of Covid-19 test results, […]