1. EU-China summit postponed due to the COVID-19

French Report: Steffen Seibert, the spokesman for the German federal government, issued a statement saying that the EU-China summit, which was scheduled to be held in Leipzig, Germany on September 14, was postponed due to the outbreak of COVID-19. It was a unanimous decision made by China, Germany and Europe after telephone discussions. No new meeting date has been set yet. China is one of the most important trading partners of Germany and the EU. Both China and the EU hope to hold close consultations through the summit, reaching agreements on investment, climate and other issues and establishing a balanced investment protection framework to upgrade bilateral relations to a higher level.

（via German Report)

2. Germany cancels the travel warnings to 29 European countries

Süddeutsche Zeitung: German Foreign Minister Max announced on June 3 that the travel warnings to 29 European countries will be canceled from June 15, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will issue a travel alert at that time. Germany will also conduct a daily assessment on the development of the epidemic in each country. To cancel the travel warning, there is also a precondition for the normal travel of Germans, that is, each European country has no entry ban and a wide range of bans in their own country. As Spain and Norway still maintain the entry ban, Germany did not canceled the travel warnings for these two countries. Spain is expected to allow foreigners to enter the country from June 21, while the UK still has a 14 day quarantine for immigrants, and the German foreign ministry does not recommend citizens to go to the UK.

（via German Report)

3. “New coronavirus has disappeared clinically!” Italian doctor: the second wave of the new coronavirus is alarmism

Reported by ANSA and La Repubblica, “I think it's ridiculous that a lot of epidemiologists warned about there will be a re-outbreak of the disease at present or in early June, and worried about the possible shortage of the intensive care bed. But in clinical practice, the virus has disappeared.” Zangrillo said in an interview on May 31. “Swab tests in the last 10 days have shown that the viral load is extremely small compared to a month or two ago.”

“Our emergency room and intensive care unit are empty. The former coronavirus pneumonia, such as Sars and Middle East respiratory syndrome, have disappeared completely. Thus the new coronavirus is expected to disappear.” Zangrillo said that people who have always claimed that there will be a second wave of outbreaks are alarmist and should be responsible for the panic brought to the country. “We must go back to a normal status because there is sufficient evidence that the country is capable of returning to normal now," he said

(via.oushitalia）

4. The French government's epidemic tracking app is of great popularity, downloaded over 600,000 times in 15 hours

As of the morning of June 3, Paris time, the download volume of StopCovid, a coronavirus epidemic tracking app developed by the French government, has exceeded 600,000 times in Apple App Store and Google Play, with Apple App Store scoring 4.6 and Google Play Store scoring 3.9. StopCovid is capable of telling people whether they have been living with the coronavirus patients within less than 1 meter for more than 15 minutes through the Bluetooth system. Based on the principle of voluntariness and privacy protection, the APP still contains one big challenge at present of how to prove its effectiveness, especially the connection between different models of mobile Bluetooth system, as well as the future development trend of French epidemic. In addition, the Bluetooth is required to keep on all the time during the working period, thus the increase of power consumption is one of the restrictions that affect the enthusiasm of users.

(Via. Nouvelles d'Europe on Weibo)

5. Spanish house prices fell for the first time in four years

Housing prices in Spain began to fall before the outbreak and was exacerbated by the outbreak of the COVID-19. Experts argue that given that Spain is one of the most affected economies in the world, the impact of the coronavirus epidemic is expected to intensify the downward trend of Spanish house prices. UBS expects house prices to fall by 6% this year before recovering between 2021 and 2022.

Experts predict that house prices will fall in the next 12 to 18 months. Given the rise in unemployment and the large number of people who have been laid off but not included in the unemployment statistics, it is estimated that housing demand will decline significantly.

(via.SpainZone)

6. For the first time since the epidemic, the British royal family shared a horse riding photo of Elizabeth II

On June 1, the royal family's official social media account "the royal family" released a number of pictures of Queen Elizabeth II riding a horse, which accounts for her first public appearance for months. It is reported that the horse riding photo was taken in Windsor Castle. In the photo, Elizabeth II wears a silk scarf and a dark coat, full of spirit. Her horse, Balmoral Fern, is a faire pony, 14 years old. The royal family said that Elizabeth II had a special interest in horse riding since childhood.

(Via. Nouvelles d'Europe on Weibo)

7. A large-scale anti-racist rally broke out in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Le Monde: Thousands of people took part in an anti-racist rally in the center of Amsterdam, the Dutch capital, on Monday of this week after a US policeman killed a black man. Representatives of the Dutch government severely criticized this, saying it would send a devastating signal to the whole country. In addition, such gathering also seriously violate the distancing rules during the epidemic. Femke Halsema, mayor of Amsterdam from the Green Party, also appeared at the protest site, which was widely criticized. She admitted that she did not expect the rally to be of such a large scale, but at the same time she said that if the police could only deal with the problem with tough measures, "I think it would be irresponsible."

(via.GermanReport)

8. Russia held referendum on July 1 to amend constitution

Bild: Russian President Putin signed a presidential decree to hold an all-Russia referendum on the constitutional amendment on July 1. Russia was scheduled to hold an all-Russia referendum on the constitutional amendment on April 22, but Putin decided to postpone the referendum due to the epidemic. Putin said in a televised speech that July 1 was the best date for a constitutional referendum. Ella Pamfilowa, chairman of the election committee, said contacts would be minimized during the referendum. The election committee will prepare disposable masks, gloves and pens for each voter. This constitutional amendment will allow Putin to serve two more terms after 2024, with the longest term as president until 2036.

(via.GermanReport)

9. Toilet paper in Germany is seriously unsalable! Sold out in March, piled up in May

In February and March this year, the COVID-19 epidemic spread rapidly around the world. Facing the menacing new virus, the Chinese were busy buying masks. In Germany, toilet paper became the most popular "hard currency" during the epidemic. Supermarket shelves were emptied overnight and even triggered several violent clashes. Various "toilet paper disturbances" full of magical realism have successively appeared on German media and social platforms.

Just one month later, toilet paper is on newspapers again, for it is severely unsalable … According to Le Monde, toilet paper in major German supermarkets falls into unsalable condition in May. The year-beginning scene is long gone, and the sales volume has obviously decreased compared with the same period last year.

photo：welt.de

(via.GermanReport)

10. Austria Opposes EU’s 750 Billion Aid Fund

Today: According to media reports, the European Commission recently proposed a "Recovery Fund" draft for the European economic recovery plan. The total amount of the Fund is expected to reach 750 billion euros, of which 500 billion will be used as non-repayable aid funds and another 250 billion will be provided to recipient countries through loans. European Commission President Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen hopes to finalize the European economic recovery plan as soon as possible, including the total amount of funds and the specific allocation. So far, Austria, the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden have insisted on opposing raising aid funds in the form of EU common debts to provide economic assistance to affected countries.  According to the latest report, Denmark is no longer firmly opposed and is expected to reach an agreement.

（via.GermanReport）

11. Croatia opens its border to 10 EU countries including Austria

News: Croatia has opened its border to 10 EU countries including Austria. Croatian Interior Minister Davor Bozinovic said at a cabinet meeting that under the same epidemic conditions, tourists from Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia can enter Croatia due to satisfactory epidemic situation. However, tourists must register in advance on the website of the Ministry of Interior and leave their address and contact information.

（via.GermanReport）