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The text also declares “null” all the “summary trials” of the 4 decades of repression under the frank regime, EFE reported. [EPA / JUAN CARLOS HIDALGO]
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Madrid
Spain approves the “Democratic Memory Bill” to erase Franco’s legacy. The Spanish government, a coalition of socialists (PSOE) and United left-wing Podemos (Unidos Podemos), approved on Tuesday an invoice with measures aimed at erasing the legacy of the Civil War and dictatorship of Francisco Franco, EFE and El País reported. Read more.
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Brougham
The CDU/CSU and the SPD agree to take in more refugees. The German grand coalition reached an agreement on Tuesday (15 September) to house another 1,553 refugees following the Moria camp fire on the island of Lesbos.
This will be in addition to the 150 unaccompanied minors the country announced that it needs to relocate last Friday, and in combination with previous agreements, meaning that a total of 2,750 more people will come to Germany from five Greek islands (Sarah Lawton EURACTIV). Delaware)
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Paris
A government decree recognizes COVID-19 as an occupational disease. While the popularity of workers’ physical bodies will be automatic if they have developed an acute respiratory disease caused by Sars CoV-2 infection and required respiratory assistance such as oxygen therapy, or resulting in death, others will have their case examined through two doctors.
Once recognized, all medical expenses will be covered and reimbursement paid, but restrictions have been heavily criticized by industry unions, who are involved in the complexity of procedures for the rest of the staff involved (Anne Damiani EURACTIV. FR)
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Brussels
Follow the regulations “before it’s too late,” warns the Belgian prime minister. The Prime Minister, Sophie Wilms (MR), on Tuesday asked the Belgians in a video message to comply with the existing COVID-19 restrictions, which come with keeping the social distance, clothed. in mouth mask and restrict social contact.
He said the most recent figures were “alarming,” but that more difficult action would be taken at the moment. However, he suggested that everyone assume duty and respect regulations “before it is too late” (Alexandra Brzozowski, EURACTIV. com).
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vienna
Austria buys millions of masks. Austria has purchased a “strategic reserve” of medical devices comprising 44. 4 million surgical protective masks, 2. 6 million respiratory masks and 991,000 COVID-19 immediate control kits to be stored at five army sites, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner (both vice-presidents) announced yesterday. “We have learned from the demanding situations of the coronavirus crisis and are in demanding new situations,” Tanner said.
Recently, the number of reported Austrian cases has increased, prompting Kurz to claim on Sunday the start of the “second wave” (Philipp Grun EURACTIV. de).
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Luxembourg
Teleworking one day a week costs 350 million euros. If Luxembourg staff telework one day a week, the annual source of industry and hospitality revenue in Luxembourg would be reduced to EUR 348,328,640, according to the country’s Economic and Social Council (ESC). it is based on the fact that of the 460,000 employees in Luxembourg, 197,914 or 43% of the ordinary population is in administrative posts that do not require an uninterrupted presence in the office.
In any case, it is a question of locating the right balance between the application of the telework formula and the budgetary and economic losses related to it,” concludes the report (Anne Damiani EURACTIV. com)
london
The test regime is facing a call to crisis: UK Health Minister Matt Hancock is under pressure to face a developing challenge to the public call for COVID-19 testing, exceeding the ability to provide evidence. “Operational challenges” that would take “a few weeks” to resolve. Read more.
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Dublin
Donnelly’s negative. Irish Health Minister Stephen Donnelly tested negative for COVID-19 after considering he would possibly have the disease.
The Irish company was tasked with restricting its movements following the announcement that Donnelly had been in poor health on Tuesday for a possible case of the virus. These restrictions are no longer valid and Prime Minister Micheel Martin said they were first implemented. by “a lot of caution” (Samuel Stolton EURACTIV. com)
Helsinki
The budget deficit exceeds expectations. Next year’s budget deficit will be more than 7 billion euros, which is more than expected, announced Finance Minister Matti Vanhanen (Centre Party), halfway through three-day budget negotiations on Monday night (September 14). coronavirus and prices for the next vaccine are wreaking havoc in the country. Read more.
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“Training is concerned that, contrary to [Belarus’s] claims, they are geared towards [the practice] of offensive action,” Rupys said after meeting with Lithuanian President Gypsies Naus-da and Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis, adding that there is no direct army risking the country. For his part, Karoblis said Lithuania would not “give in to provocations” (Benas Gerd-i-is LRT. lt/en)
Roma
The Italian recovery plan will focus on ‘a few large projects’. “We will focus on a few large projects rather than spreading the budget on lots of small projects,” Italian Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri told the House of Representatives’ budget and finance committees yesterday. The fund represents a turning point for economic recovery and an opportunity to emerge from a long era of stagnation,” Gualtieri added. Read more.
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Athens
High diplomatic temperatures in Athènes. From many foreign officials to Athens this week on the courtesy of an ongoing dispute with Turkey and ahead of a very important EU summit to discuss long-term EU-Turkey relations. , the President of the EU Council, Charles Michel, met Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, followed by the leader of the ESM (European Stability Mechanism) Klaus Regling. Mitsotakis also spoke by phone with Angela Merkel, focusing on Turkey and immigration. Read more.
Meanwhile, the main leader of the opposition, Alexis Tsipras, revealed on social media the new identity and logo of his party SYRIZA (a star representing a coalition), which many see as an attempt to attract a wider society and move towards a more socialist democracy. Agenda. . (Theodore Karaoulanis EURACTIV. gr)
Warsaw
A new list of flight bans comes into force. A new regulation on air traffic bans by the COVID-19 pandemic, valid as of September 16, entered into force on Tuesday, while the previous ban covered 44 countries, the new short list includes 30, only the new country added to the list is France, while Mexico, India, Albania and Romania have been eliminated (Alexandra Brzozowski , EURACTIV. com)
In other news, Warsaw accepts the letters of credentials of the new German ambassador. Polish President Andrzej Duda accepted on Tuesday (15 September) the letters of credentials of the German diplomat Arndt Freytag von Loringhoven. An officer of the Wehrmacht, he had worked in the vicinity of Hitler in the 1940s. Alexandra Brzozowski from EURACTIV has more.
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Prague
Coordination on COVID-19. Czech Foreign Minister Tom-Pet-ek (S
Meanwhile, the number of new instances of COVID-19 is alarming in the Czech Republic, where the average user with COVID-19 is estimated to infect another 1. 59 people. On Tuesday he saw a new record in the country with 1,677 reported cases. More and more countries, together with Slovakia, are placing the Czech Republic on the list of high-risk destinations (Aneta Zachov).
Bucharest
Great opening of the subway. The Romanians were the first to use Bucharest’s new metro line, which turns out to be the first built from scratch since the end of the communist era more than 30 years ago. One of Bucharest’s largest infrastructure projects, the M5 line had been delayed for years. with the first tfinisher for its structure taking position in 2008. Learn more.
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Zagreb
Modernize the army. Croatia’s Defense Minister Mario Bano-i has announced new measures to modernize the army, which he hopes will be one of the best-prepared branches of the armed forces, with the aim of maintaining existing rights, while specifying the long-term progression of projects. in the new long-term progression plan of the armed forces for the 2020-2033 era. Read more.
Meanwhile, Croatia has registered its youngest COVID-19 victim, who turned out to be a 42-year-old man with no pre-existing situations other than high blood pressure, the government confirmed. Read more.
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Belgrade
A Serbian city is suing Chinese company Zijn for air pollution. to human health. Read more.
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Meanwhile, Palestinian Ambassador Mohammed Nabhan told Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic that his country feared that Serbia would move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, hoping that Serbia, “in the spirit of classical friendship,” will approve the position of the Palestinian people, said a release from Vucic’s office Learn more here.
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[Edited through Sarantis Michalopoulos, Daniel Eck, Zoran Radosavljevic]
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