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French Authorities Seize 140,000 Masks Destined for Black Market

26 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

Police forces in France reported that they have seized about 140,000 face masks destined for sale on the black market after they caught a businessman unloading the masks from a truck into a house in Saint Denis, France. Among the confiscated stock in...

The EU has another round of negotiations with Britain according to Barnier, it was disappointing

25 Apr 2020 3 minute read 0 comments gainer

Britain's positions in the disputed areas are disappointing for the European Union after another round of talks on future relations. Britain cannot refuse to extend the post-transitional period and at the same time slow down negotiations on certain i...

Romania Issues Over 200,000 Fines Amid Covid-19 Pandemic

22 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

Romanian officials announce that between March 24th and April 19th, 2020, the nation has issued about 200,000 fines equivalent to about 86 million United States dollars to people who failed to comply with restrictions to combat the spread of the Covi...

Part of Europe takes a little breath, Merkel and the WHO warn

21 Apr 2020 2 minute read 0 comments gainer

Although hundreds of people continue to die with covid-19 in some western states, the trend of a slight decline in the number of new deaths or infections is increasingly confirmed in many places. Some governments are therefore planning to release the...

Part of Europe breathes lightly, Bavaria introduces the obligation of masks

20 Apr 2020 2 minute read 0 comments gainer

The covid-19 pandemic continues to pick hundreds of victims in some western states. Nevertheless, the favorable trend of a slight decrease in newly deceased or infected people is beginning to be more clearly confirmed in many European countries. Spai...

Coronavirus plunges emerging countries back into poverty. They run into bankruptcy

19 Apr 2020 3 minute read 0 comments gainer

Emerging countries, including some Eastern European countries, will experience the effects of coronavirus longer than developed ones. Growing debt could catch many of them to the edge of bankruptcy, writes German economic daily Handelsblatt.First, th...

The EP approved coronavirus assistance to EU countries, supported bonds

19 Apr 2020 2 minute read 0 comments gainer

The European Parliament approved a package of proposals to help healthcare and economies affected by coronavirus. MEPs voting by a large majority supported a dozen amendments to EU standards to allow for flexible use of EU funds in the current crisis...

Switzerland - A Crypto Friendly Jurisdiction

17 Apr 2020 2 minute read 7 comments Teodor

Continuing writing about friendly jurisdictions, today I'd like to talk a bit about Switzerland as a crypto and blockchain friendly jurisdiction, specially for European actual or future entrepreneurs. If you think about starting a crypto project in E...

France Launched An Experimental Program To Try Out The Digital Euro!

5 Apr 2020 1 minute read 1 comment heisenberg199

The French Central Bank launched an experimental program to test the integration of the digital euro into mediation procedures. According to the statement made by the bank, the purpose of the program is to explore the potentials offered by technolog...

Coronavirus: UK to release 'up to 4,000' prisoners to avoid extra pressure on healthcare systems

4 Apr 2020 2 minute read 2 comments CryptoKiks

  Coronavirus: UK to release 'up to 4,000' prisoners to avoid extra pressure on healthcare systems  2 COMMENTS By Rachael Kennedy  •  last updated: 04/04/2020 - 11:53 The prisoners will need to undergo risk assessments and be within two months of th...