Amsterdam bans creation of new hotels
Another piece in the overall strategy to reduce tourist flows to the city
Suspending the right of free movement is necessary to stop the spread of the epidemic
On the proposal of Italian President Giuseppe Conte, the Council of Ministers approved a decree on Saturday evening which introduces urgent measures regarding the containment and management of the epidemiological emergency from COVID-2019.
In this regard, the authorities have created checkpoints around the contagion municipalities to prevent residents from leaving the area. There are also so-called "sterile" corridors to allow food and medicines to enter, guaranteeing the supply of essential goods to citizens.
This includes the intervention plan started by the Italian government after dozens of coronavirus cases had been registered in Lombardy and Veneto. The measures aim to limit the transmission of the virus and also provide using the army for preventing acts of terrorism.
The 11 municipalities under quarantine are: Casalpusterlengo, Codogno, Castiglione d’Adda, Fombio, Maleo, Somaglia, Bertonico, Terranova, Castelgerundo, San Fiorano and Vò.
There, a maximum emergency is in effect. This in fact suspends the rights of free movement of persons, but this is necessary to stop the spread of an epidemic. The emergency follows the "Wuhan model", from the name of the Chinese city where the coronavirus started and where a very strict surveillance regime is in force.
All areas where people have tested positive must be "isolated". Thus a real "red zone" is created which is closed to circulation.
The access routes are checked by police and carabinieri so that no one can arrive or leave. Public activities have already been suspended in these municipalities, and schools and offices are closed.
Trains or other public transport cannot reach the"red areas". The circulation within the quarantined area is limited and in the most serious cases completely forbidden.
In order to guarantee the supply of basic necessities to citizens, the so-called "sterile" corridors are set up, which serve to supply shops and pharmacies with food and medicines.
Update, 8 March:
Since 8 March 2020 - the entire region of Lombardy, Modena, Parma, Piacenza, Reggio Emilia, Rimini, Pesaro and Urbino, Venice, Padua, Treviso, Asti, Alessandria, Verbano Cusio Ossola, Novara and Vercelli - all travel for tourism reasons are to be avoided.
Legislators and magnates have to await a preliminary ruling from the European Court of Justice
The building will then serve as the site for a new museum dedicated to Finnish-Russian relations
Another piece in the overall strategy to reduce tourist flows to the city
In addition, the federal government has launched the National Week of Action against Bicycle Theft to raise awareness of the issue and the new solution
The facility will replace the need to have water supplied by tankers from Valencia
Modern traffic lights do more than regulate the flow of vehicles at crossroads, they also collect enormous amounts of data
Experimenting with public transport provision in Germany is clearly in a state of creative fervour
Legislators and magnates have to await a preliminary ruling from the European Court of Justice
It also set the standards for a better European parking card for people with disabilities
The benefit will last until the Dutch parliament adopts the transgender law
Experimenting with public transport provision in Germany is clearly in a state of creative fervour
It also set the standards for a better European parking card for people with disabilities
Urban dwellers across the EU are having a say in making their surroundings friendlier to people and the environment.
Forests in the EU can help green the European construction industry and bolster a continent-wide push for architectural improvements.
Apply by 10 November and do your part for the transformation of European public spaces
Catch up with some recommendations for the 2024 European Capital of Culture programme from the mayor of Tartu
An interview with the ICLEI regional director for Europe аfter the close of COP28
An interview with a member of the No Hate Speech Network team