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    Hit by COVID-19 millions of Europeans can’t take a summer break

    03 Aug 2021

    The organisation, which represents 45 million members in 38 European countries, said many low-paid workers are among 35 million of EU citizens who don’t have enough money for a break.

    EU proposes more travel restrictions to stop new virus variants

    25 Jan 2021

    Amid concerns related to the production and delivery of COVID-19 vaccines, the European Commission urged EU nations to reinforce testing and quarantine measures for travellers as virus mutations that are more transmissible threaten to overwhelm the hospitals with new cases.

    Europe woos tourists with cash, cafes and COVID-free islands

    12 May 2021

    The European Commission is working on a "Digital Green Pass" that would provide proof of vaccination and COVID-19 test results, with the aim of making travel easier for people in the European Union and abroad. The pass may be available from June, but countries are already getting ready for tourists.

    Coronavirus turns tourist hubs into ghost towns, but tourism officials see hope for recovery

    15 Jan 2021

    The coronavirus pandemic has brought the world's top tourist draws, from the ruins of Machu Piccu to Thailand's sandy beaches, to a standstill.

    Visit green spaces, shut screens to drive away lockdown blues: Study

    10 Jan 2021

    "Our results are important in this context because they show that being able to spend time outdoors under conditions of lockdown has a beneficial impact on psychological well being," said co-lead author Viren Swami, Professor of Social Psychology at Anglia Ruskin University.

    Apple temporarily shuts stores outside China to fight virus

    14 Mar 2020

    The company has hundreds of retail stores worldwide, including 42 in China that closed or operated with reduced hours at the height of the country's outbreak.

    Lockdowns after coronavirus give a major boost to e-commerce

    30 Aug 2020

    Recent data shows a shift to shopping online — according to Kantar consulting group, international e-commerce grew 41 per cent in only three months compared with 22 per cent growth for 2020 as a whole to date, as the pandemic "transformed" retail habits.

    European shares climb as coronavirus cases slow

    07 Apr 2020

    The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 2.7% at 0716 GMT - hitting its highest in almost a month, with governors of several hard-hit U.S. states pointing to tentative signs the outbreak might be starting to plateau.

    Virus plunges French economy into worst post-war slump

    30 Apr 2020

    French gross domestic product shrank 5.8% in the quarter from the previous three months, when the euro zone's second-biggest economy contracted 0.1%, the INSEE official statistics agency said.

    Google releases location data depicting pandemic-hit areas

    03 Apr 2020

    Alphabet’s Google published reports for 131 countries showing whether visits to shops, parks and workplaces dropped in March, when many governments issued stay-at-home orders to rein in the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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