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Travel warnings, quarantine rules, accommodation bans, lost bookings and last-minute cancellations: the tourism sector has been severely hit by the coronavirus crisis and there is no sign of a reversal in the trend. Observers describe fatal consequences for those who earn their living through tourism - and for the environment.

In the midst of the current crisis, I strongly believe we all need to work on a more inclusive, stronger and competitive Union. This requires to successfully turn it into a more digitalised and greener society, whose foundations rest on state-of-the-art secured telecom networks.

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While some of the effects of Brexit are still difficult to assess, the Erasmus+ university exchange programme has already suffered the consequences. EURACTIV France reports.

EU countries adopted on Tuesday common risk standards for restrictions on free movement in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, aiming to increase "transparency and predictability" for citizens and businesses. "It is our common duty to ensure coordination on any measures which affect free movement and to give our citizens all the information they need when deciding on their travel," said Michael Roth, Germany's minister for European affairs.

The pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has paused its Covid-19 vaccine trial after a participant experienced an "unexplained illness," The Guardian reported Tuesday. Earlier this month, the European Commission, on behalf of EU member states, signed an agreement for 200 million doses of the company's coronavirus vaccine candidate. In September, another trial for a potential vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University was paused for a second time.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about how an increasing number of Finns are trusting the government less, how China is encouraging the country's investors to invest in Serbia, and so much more.

“The reports of the joint meeting of the government of Albania and the so-called “government” of Kosovo held in Tirana on 2 October  this year were received with concern. The documents signed during the event, as well as statements made...

“We see Serbo-Croat unification. Dodik and Čović are with Vučić, but he did not invite three [meaning a Bosniak representative]. That is not how Belgrade and Zagreb should work. These are not good messages to Bosniaks and Bosnian patriots,” criticised...

One year after sanctioning the EU for its support of Airbus, the World Trade Organization is expected Tuesday (13 October) to let the bloc impose sanctions on the United States for aid to Boeing.

A 22 year-old man shot at a policeman guarding the government’s premises, then ran away and killed himself. In a Facebook post, he wrote: “Enough of deceit and trampling on human values without accountability,” but also wrote he would like...

The Slovenian Democratic Party SDS (EPP) led by Prime Minister Janez Janša is leading the polls with 18,7% (-0,3%), according to new data published by Slovenian daily Delo. However, the List of Marjan Šarec LMŠ (RE) saw quite an increase...

Following Polish President Andrzej Duda’s visit to Kiev where he met with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Dmitry Razumkov, Zelensky said that “together, we have given a new impulse to relations...

Spain’s National Day was marked Monday by tributes paid to health workers and security forces who contributed to the fight against COVID-19, EFE reported. This year, the celebration was limited to an official ceremony in the premises of the Royal...

The EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell described yesterday (12 October) as “regrettable” Turkey’s decision to send back its research vessel Oruç Reis to Greece’s continental shelf, saying EU leaders will again discuss the issue at a summit this week.

While a new, comprehensive lockdown is still not an option for Italy, enforcing delimited lockdowns at local level if infections continue to rise could well be considered, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said. The government is also reviewing a new proposal...

In the first round of Lithuania’s parliamentary elections, the Conservatives – currently in opposition – came first, followed by the ruling Farmers and Greens Union. Meanwhile, a newly-founded Freedom Party, which based its electoral campaign on LGBT rights, education policy...