Friday

29th Mar 2024

Ticker

EU states easing internal lockdowns Monday

Italy and Spain, two of the previously worst-affected countries, are easing pandemic lockdowns Monday, with Italy reopening bars, restaurants, and barber shops, as well as resuming church services. Spain is letting cafes and restaurants serve food in outdoor areas and allowing groups of 10 people to meet up. Belgium is also reopening hairdressers on Monday and people were allowed to go to the beach this past weekend in Greece.

Read and decide

Join EUobserver today

Get the EU news that really matters

Instant access to all articles — and 20 years of archives. 14-day free trial.

... or subscribe as a group

Opinion

EU Modernisation Fund: an open door for fossil gas in Romania

Among the largest sources of financing for energy transition of central and eastern European countries, the €60bn Modernisation Fund remains far from the public eye. And perhaps that's one reason it is often used for financing fossil gas projects.

'Swiftly dial back' interest rates, ECB told

Italian central banker Piero Cipollone in his first monetary policy speech since joining the ECB's board in November, said that the bank should be ready to "swiftly dial back our restrictive monetary policy stance."

Join EUobserver

EU news that matters

Join us