1.WHO Regional Office for Europe: the COVID-19 has bounced back

At a video conference held in Copenhagen on June 25, Kluger, director of WHO Regional Office for Europe, said that the new crown epidemic in Europe has rebounded as European countries gradually liberalize social control.

More than 2.5 million confirmed cases have been reported in the European region, Klug said, according to Xinhua News Agency. Although the proportion of cases in the European region in the global number of cases has declined compared with earlier this year, nearly 20,000 new confirmed cases and more than 700 new deaths have been reported every day in the recent period. Last week. The number of new cases per week in the European region increased for the first time in months. He warned that without more control, health systems in some European countries could be pushed to the brink of collapse again.

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2. The EU plans to open its borders to third countries from July 1

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: EU hopes to gradually lift the entry restrictions on non-EU countries from July 1. The specific opening policy will be determined according to the actual situation of the third country. Given the current situation in the United States, the European Union may temporarily refuse to allow us, citizens, to enter. According to reports, the United States, Russia, and Brazil are currently classified as dangerous countries, and their citizens were still banned from the EU in July. Up to now, there are more than 2.3 million COVID-19 infections and more than 120,000 deaths in the United States, which are much more serious than those in other countries. As early as March this year, President Donald Trump of the United States imposed a travel ban on Europe, banning European people from entering the United States.

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3. Minister of the health of France and Germany visited Geneva to support WHO

French and German health ministers jointly visited Geneva on June 25 to express their support for the World Health Organization and pledged to provide funds and masks during the Covid-19 outbreak. At the same time, the two ministers expressed their hope that they will continue to consult with the United States on different issues under the WHO framework.

According to Agence France-Presse, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of WHO said that this was the first ministerial visit that the WHO had received since countries entered a state of isolation, and said that "Germany and France are long-term partners of WHO".

The visit comes in the context of President Trump's announcement in late May that he intended to cut off relations between the USA and WHO. Trump accused the WHO of poor control of the COVID-19 outbreak and courted Beijing.

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4. Serbian tennis players infected many people with the virus

Nowak Djokovic, the world's top tennis player, was diagnosed with the COVID-19 on the morning of the June 23 local time. Djokovic apologized for organizing a performance match during the outbreak and not taking any preventive measures, which led to the diagnosis of many people. In a statement released by his team, Djokovic said he and his wife were positive for the COVID-19, but their children were not infected with the virus. At present, he has no symptoms, but he will be self-isolated for 14 days. 5 days after, Djokovic will take the test again.

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5. 28 people on board the refugee ship tested positive for the virus

Le Monde: according to Italian media, 28 of the 211 refugees on board were tested positive for the COVID-19 a few days after arriving in Sicily by a rescue boat. These refugees are currently being placed on the "Mobyzazà" isolation vessel near Sicily. Since the outbreak, refugees arriving in Italy by sea rescue boats have had to spend two weeks in isolation boats.

During the outbreak, both Italy and Malta have declared that they are not countries of safe migration. Despite the announcement, immigrants are coming from Libya. Human rights groups have criticized the fact that the European Union has sent some refugees back to Libya, saying they may face serious abuse in their homeland.

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6. The European Commission has issued a warning to the German meat factory

Spiegel: Nicolas Schmit, the Commissioner for employment and social rights of the European Commission, warned Germany and other EU countries on June 25, urging all countries to protect the legitimate rights and interests of foreign workers, otherwise, investigation and sanctions will be conducted. Schmidt stressed that foreign seasonal workers need to receive "equal pay for equal work". German meat factories rely heavily on Eastern European workers, but most of the foreign workers are employed by their own intermediary companies, so they can not get the same income and security as the German local workers. Schmidt called this approach "questionable" and urged member states to regulate such acts.

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7. Paris Fashion Week will be held from September 28 to October 6

According to French media reports on June 24th, the 2020 Paris Fashion Week will be held from September 28 to October 6. This news was announced by FHCM in a notice. While announcing the time of the event, the FDCM also revealed that the event would be held according to the official epidemic prevention recommendations. In addition, the Paris Fashion Week (Men’s), originally scheduled for June 23-28 and July 5-9, will be held online in July.

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8. Spain released 4,356 prisoners to avoid the spread of the virus

Le Monde reported that according to a report submitted by the European Commission on the 18th, Spain released 4,356 prisoners to prevent the virus from spreading in prisons. The number of people released is equivalent to 7.4% of the total prison population in Spain. Prisoners under the responsibility of the Ministry of Interior accounted for 5.8% (2,931 prisoners) and 17% (1,425 prisoners) in Catalonia. The report pointed out that these released prisoners were allowed to stay at home for remote supervision.

(via SpainZone)

9. The Dutch government contributed 3.4 billion euros to help Air France-KLM

According to French media reports on June 26, the Dutch government will provide Air France-KLM with a loan of 3.4 billion euros to tide over the difficulties, and the French government has provided 7 billion euros in support to the company in early May.

It is reported that the Dutch government's 3.4 billion euros will be divided into two parts. The first part is a direct loan with a total amount of 1 billion euros, and the second part totals 2.4 billion euros, which will be jointly raised by 11 banks. At present, this fund is still awaiting the approval of the European Commission and the Dutch Parliament. In addition, KLM will suspend the distribution of dividends to shareholders before paying off this loan.

Air France-KLM said in an announcement that the funds will help the company get out of the current epidemic crisis and plan for the future. French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said that he welcomed the Dutch government's move, and emphasized that the Dutch government's financial support improved the support provided by France.

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10. Hungary will increase the number of trains to Germany and Austria

Der Standard: On June 23rd, MV, the Hungarian national railway operator, announced that several international train lines would be restored from July, and the number of trains to Austria and Germany would increase.  During the COVID-19 outbreak, the number of Hungarians traveling internationally decreased by 90%. With the lifting of the national emergency in Hungary, more and more people began to plan to travel internationally.

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11. The largest music festival in Europe is to be held as usual

Reeperbahn Festival is the largest club festival in Germany and one of the most important music and digital industry gatherings in Europe. According to Bild, the ban on large-scale events in most parts of Germany will continue until the end of October this year. However, this year's Reeperbahn Festival will be held as usual in Hamburg from September 16 to 19! In previous years, the festival attracted as many as 50,000 tourists, and 90 different venues held about 600 concerts. Considering that the epidemic situation has not completely disappeared, the number of activities in this year's festival will be reduced compared with previous years.

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12. The Austrian government will discuss the extension of Kurzarbeit system

TODAY: Austria's major trade unions, labor federations, and chambers of commerce will negotiate on Monday whether to continue to implement the Kurzarbeit system for short-term working hours in autumn. At present, domestic companies have only used up half of the short-term working hours. Herbert Buchinger, director of AMS, said in the report: We will not need more than 6 billion funds now, but the budget is 12 billion euros. At present, we are discussing whether to extend the short-term working hours to autumn, but the working hours in the future can be reduced by up to 50% instead of the current maximum of 90%.

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