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Keine Engpässe wegen Corona-Krise: Bund musste Pflichtlager nicht anzapfen

Blick.ch - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 07:30
Leergeräumte Regale, lange Schlangen vor den Läden: Zu Beginn der Corona-Krise reagierten Teile der Bevölkerung mit veritablen Hamsterkäufen auf die neue Situation. Dabei wäre man beim Bund auf viel Schlimmeres vorbereitet gewesen.
Categories: Swiss News

All eyes on Germany’s ‘crisis’ presidency, expected to lead EU recovery

Euractiv.com - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 07:24
The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic has forced Germany to radically revise the priorities for its EU Council Presidency in the second half of the year. One thing is clear: the biggest EU country takes the helm in the midst of an unprecedented crisis, at a crucial time for the bloc's recovery efforts. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Categories: European Union

[Ticker] South Korea might return to coronavirus restrictions

Euobserver.com - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 07:23
South Korea has reported its biggest daily increase in coronavirus cases in 53 days, triggering warnings it may have to revert to stricter social distancing measures after appearing to have brought the outbreak under control, The Guardian reports. There were 79 new infections on Thursday, with 67 of them from the Seoul metropolitan area. The new spike in infections has underlined the risks that come with relaxing social distancing rules.
Categories: European Union

Politik zurück in Normalität: Begrenzungs-Initiative sorgt für rote Köpfe

Blick.ch - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 07:22
Das Land bewegt sich zurück in die Normalität. In der politischen Debatte ist sie bereits zurück. Wenn es um die Begrenzungs-Initiative der SVP geht, schenken sich die politischen Kontrahenten nichts – wie der Talk auf Blick TV zeigt.
Categories: Swiss News

[Ticker] Markets welcome EU rescue package

Euobserver.com - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 07:21
Shares in European banks soared by 4 percent after the EU unveiled its multi-billion pandemic bailout plan on Wednesday, amid broader market gains. Shares in some travel firms, such as Tui, also rebounded, as EU states slowly reopened to tourism. But the value of the British pound fell by 1% against the euro, as EU and UK negotiators appeared no closer to serious progress on future trade talks.
Categories: European Union

Rendkívüli helyzet 78. nap: A komáromi kórházban megtudhatják, hogy átestek-e a fertőzésen

Bumm.sk (Szlovákia/Felvidék) - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 07:20
A komáromi kórházban már lehet időpontot kérni szerológiai tesztelésre is, amely által kimutathatók a vérben az új típusú koronavírus ellen termelt ellenanyagok.

Hichem S. (31) erstach seinen Bruder Schemseddin (†33) in Bazenheid SG – Anklage enthüllt:: Es ging um 8000 Franken und sexuellen Missbrauch!

Blick.ch - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 07:19
2017 kommt es in Bazenheid zu einem tödlichen Bruderstreit: Hichem S. ersticht damals Schemseddin S. Mit dem bevorstehenden Prozess gegen den Angreifer deuten sich nun die Hintergründe der Tat an.
Categories: Swiss News

[Ticker] Antisemitic attacks on the rise in Germany

Euobserver.com - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 07:11
Antisemitic crimes in Germany rose by 13 percent to 2,032 last year, with 93 percent of them committed by far-right extremists, the country's interior minister, Horst Seehofer, said on Wednesday. "We must do everything humanly possible to ensure the protection of our people," he said. "Antisemitism has become commonplace for Jews in Germany. Especially on the internet," Josef Schuster, president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, added.
Categories: European Union

[Ticker] Irish leader defends lockdown regime

Euobserver.com - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 07:10
Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has defended his caution on phasing out lockdown measures, as Ireland lags behind Europe in plans to reopen restaurants (late June), hotels (July), and bars (August). It would be "premature" to move faster without "proper data", he told MPs Wednesday, while urging Irish people to "hold firm". Shirtless photos of Varadkar himself flouting lockdown measures at a picnic in the park went viral last weekend.
Categories: European Union

Lufthansa board baulks at EU bailout terms

Euractiv.com - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 07:10
The board of German airline Lufthansa refused to accept the conditions of a €9 billion aid package on Wednesday (27 May), citing the European Commission's reported requirement that the carrier give up some airport slots at two of its major hubs.
Categories: European Union

[Ticker] Europe arrests suspects behind 2019 lorry deaths horror

Euobserver.com - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 07:10
Suspected human smugglers face up to 15 years in prison after Belgium and France announced 26 arrests Wednesday in a case linked to the deaths of 39 Vietnamese people in a lorry in the UK last year. There were 16 raids in Brussels, arresting 11 Vietnamese and two Moroccan nationals. The joint operation by Belgian, British, French, and Irish police was coordinated by EU judicial agency Eurojust in The Hague.
Categories: European Union

[Ticker] Russian tanker on record Arctic route to China

Euobserver.com - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 07:09
Russian gas tanker, the Christophe de Margerie, was, on 27 May, approaching the Russian island of Wrangel in the Arctic Ocean en route to the Chinese port of Jingtang, the Barents Observer news website has reported. The trip is the earliest-ever on the northern route without using an ice-breaker ship, although one is accompanying the tanker, amid record-high temperatures in the Arctic region in recent years due to climate change.
Categories: European Union

[Ticker] EU to borrow €7.7bn for vaccines and healthcare

Euobserver.com - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 07:08
The European Commission on Wednesday proposed borrowing €7.7bn on the financial markets to increase spending on vaccines, drugs and healthcare over the next four years, reports Reuters. Although it still needs approval, the plan aims to reduce Europe's reliance on imports when it comes to medical products and pharmaceuticals.
Categories: European Union

[Ticker] EU states warned on China threat to Hong Kong

Euobserver.com - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 07:07
China's effort to undo Hong Kong autonomy despite a 1997 treaty to preserve the former UK colony's freedoms "affects not only our direct interests in Hong Kong, but also the maintenance of the rules-based international order where legal and political commitments are to be respected," EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell said in a letter to EU states on 26 May, Bloomberg reports. EU states needed "robust messaging", he added.
Categories: European Union

Spain holds minute’s silence for COVID-19 victims, begins 10-day mourning period

Euractiv.com - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 07:07
Spain held a minute’s silence yesterday (27 May) to pay tribute to the more than 27,000 people who have died from COVID-19 in the country as it begins a 10-day mourning period. EURACTIV's partner EFE reports.
Categories: European Union

Hungary to end state of emergency as NGOs cry foul

Euractiv.com - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 07:05
As promised, the Hungarian government submitted two draft bills to end the state of emergency and terminate its controversial powers, but civil society organisations said on Wednesday (27 May) the moves are simple trickery.
Categories: European Union

[Analysis] EU Commission's €1.75trn recovery package - key points

Euobserver.com - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 07:04
With an eye-watering over a trillion euro revised budget and a €750bn recovery package, the EU Commission hopes to restart Europe's economy. Here are some of the key aspects of the proposals.
Categories: European Union

[Feature] Why developing countries may be last to get the vaccine

Euobserver.com - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 07:04
'The current standard for vaccines is to be kept at two to eight degrees and that is really tough in many developing countries when it can be up to 50 degrees outside,' warn experts on the challenges facing low-income countries.
Categories: European Union

[Opinion] Budapest to EU: 'Sorry seems to be the hardest word'

Euobserver.com - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 07:04
Hungary's government deserves an apology for the way its use of emergency powers under the coronavirus pandemic have been portrayed, writes justice minister Judit Varga.
Categories: European Union

[Green Deal] EU Commission's green recovery criticised as 'brown'

Euobserver.com - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 07:03
The European Commission's €1.85 trillion recovery plan from the coronavirus crisis did not convince environmental NGOs, such as Greenpeace, which believes that the proposal fails to offer a truly 'green recovery' and alternatives to the existing economic model.
Categories: European Union

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