Some European leaders don’t appear to be eager to open their borders to foreigners anytime soon.
After being stuck at home for seven weeks, Anthony Martin and his family now have a little freedom to move around in their Barcelona neighborhood. While grateful for his family’s safety, the 55-year-old American real estate agent has already noticed changes in the rental market in his city now that tourists aren’t visiting.
But the biggest obstacle remains, and that’s a bloc-wide agreement.
Michaela Tomberger lives in the scenic Austrian alpine town of Kitzbühel. The 47-year-old Austrian loves skiing, which ended early this year due to the pandemic. But a far more important part of her life is missing at the moment.
The three economists who authored the study predicted Berlin’s new airport might need at least 1.5 billion euros more in public funding until 2023 to avoid insolvency, findings that have been rejected by airport head Engelbert Lütke Daldrup.
Ida Sandberg lives in the Netherlands. Her job, which is offering roadside assistance to travelers in need, just got a lot tougher as some European countries plan to ease border restrictions next month without having figured out how best to do so. How is that affecting her own plans?
The coronavirus survey from the University of Mannheim found that less than half of Germans surveyed this month said they support the idea of schools and other institutions being shut. That’s down from 91% in March.
The manager of the Berlin Hotel and Restaurant Association urged members to strictly abide by hygiene guidelines, telling German news agency dpa it would be a “catastrophe” if opening restaurants leads to a rise in infections.
Guillermo Donato lives in Manerbio, a small town in the northern Lombardy region of Italy, which was the hardest hit by the coronavirus in the country. For months, it kept him from doing little other than enjoying his outdoor garden. But with some Italian restrictions now being lifted, the 48-year-old floral designer is slowly getting back to work. How does he think Italy will bear up after the first wave of the pandemic?
The federal interior minister said border controls will be eased between Germany and Luxembourg on Friday. Meanwhile, several border crossings between Germany and Austria were reopened yesterday.
