https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A meeting is scheduled for Wednesday in Brussels to discuss the latest Covid situation in China - so could this mark the return of vaccine passports and travel restrictions? https://www.thelocal.com/20230102/is-the-eu-likely-to-reinstate-covid-travel-restrictions Mon, 02 Jan 2023 11:53:22 +0100 is-the-eu-likely-to-reinstate-covid-travel-restrictions Italy's mandatory testing of visitors from China has not detected any new coronavirus variants, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday, as she called for coordinated EU-wide measures. https://www.thelocal.com/20221229/italy-pushes-for-eu-wide-china-covid-measures-as-testing-shows-no-new-variants Thu, 29 Dec 2022 15:54:28 +0100 italy-pushes-for-eu-wide-china-covid-measures-as-testing-shows-no-new-variants A resurgence of Covid-19 cases in Europe, this time driven by new, fast-spreading Omicron subvariants, is once again threatening to disrupt people's summer plans. https://www.thelocal.com/20220622/covid-subvariants-cast-shadow-over-european-summer Wed, 22 Jun 2022 18:08:14 +0200 covid-subvariants-cast-shadow-over-european-summer Switzerland relaxed almost all Covid measures on February 17th. From traveling to which measures remain in place, here are your questions answered. https://www.thelocal.com/20220216/qa-everything-you-need-to-know-about-switzerland-relaxing-covid-measures Wed, 16 Feb 2022 17:15:32 +0100 qa-everything-you-need-to-know-about-switzerland-relaxing-covid-measures European countries are battling a huge spike in Covid infections driven by the Omicron variant but some countries are hit worse than others and strategies to fight the pandemic vary. Here's a run-through of the state of play as 2021 draws to a close. https://www.thelocal.com/20211231/compare-how-europe-is-ending-2021-with-record-covid-rates-and-new-restrictions Fri, 31 Dec 2021 10:48:15 +0100 compare-how-europe-is-ending-2021-with-record-covid-rates-and-new-restrictions With the worsening Covid-19 situation across Europe and the spread of the new Omicron variant, the UK has announced yet more new testing rules for arrivals. Here's what you need to know about the new requirement for pre-departure tests. https://www.thelocal.com/20211128/what-travellers-from-europe-need-to-know-about-new-covid-entry-rules-in-uk Sun, 28 Nov 2021 13:24:36 +0100 what-travellers-from-europe-need-to-know-about-new-covid-entry-rules-in-uk The Danish government said on Wednesday it plans to reintroduce face mask requirements on public transport and in supermarkets and other consumer settings. Rules relating to the coronapas Covid-19 health pass could also be broadened. https://www.thelocal.com/20211124/new-denmark-confirms-plan-to-reintroduce-facemask-rules Wed, 24 Nov 2021 17:37:05 +0100 new-denmark-confirms-plan-to-reintroduce-facemask-rules The State Department urged Americans Monday not to travel to Germany and Denmark due to surging Covid-19 cases in Europe. https://www.thelocal.com/20211123/americans-urged-not-to-travel-to-germany-denmark-over-covid Tue, 23 Nov 2021 10:15:51 +0100 americans-urged-not-to-travel-to-germany-denmark-over-covid What are the latest Covid-19 rules if you are driving across borders within the EU and how strict are the border controls in reality? Here's the lowdown. https://www.thelocal.com/20211021/driving-in-europe-what-are-the-covid-rules-and-checks-at-road-borders Thu, 21 Oct 2021 18:41:22 +0200 driving-in-europe-what-are-the-covid-rules-and-checks-at-road-borders After a longer than expected wait, the Covid rules for skiing, snowboarding and other winter sports have been released. Here’s what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.com/20211019/updated-what-are-the-covid-rules-on-swiss-ski-slopes-this-winter Tue, 19 Oct 2021 19:58:48 +0200 updated-what-are-the-covid-rules-on-swiss-ski-slopes-this-winter Travel between Austria and the United Kingdom is much easier than it was just a few months ago, but there are still a few hoops to jump through. Here’s what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.com/20210927/explained-what-are-the-rules-for-travel-between-austria-and-the-uk Mon, 27 Sep 2021 13:57:48 +0200 explained-what-are-the-rules-for-travel-between-austria-and-the-uk UPDATED: Sweden lifted nearly all of its pandemic restrictions on September 29th, including both laws and recommendations. Here's a rundown of what the changes mean for you. https://www.thelocal.com/20210908/key-points-how-swedens-covid-19-restrictions-will-change-at-the-end-of-the-month Wed, 08 Sep 2021 11:41:26 +0200 key-points-how-swedens-covid-19-restrictions-will-change-at-the-end-of-the-month People vaccinated against Covid-19 during short, temporary stays in Denmark are currently issued with documentation incompatible with the EU Digital Covid Certificate. https://www.thelocal.com/20210923/how-visitors-vaccinated-in-denmark-are-struggling-to-get-an-eu-covid-19-certificate Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:44:20 +0200 how-visitors-vaccinated-in-denmark-are-struggling-to-get-an-eu-covid-19-certificate The Austrian government has warned that unvaccinated people ‘could be banned’ from restaurants and cafes if intensive care situation worsens. https://www.thelocal.com/20210910/austria-mulls-banning-unvaccinated-from-cafes-restaurants-and-gyms-if-icu-situation-worsens Fri, 10 Sep 2021 13:46:31 +0200 austria-mulls-banning-unvaccinated-from-cafes-restaurants-and-gyms-if-icu-situation-worsens Denmark will change the colour classification of a number of regions in Europe in the latest weekly update to its Covid-19 travel guidelines. https://www.thelocal.com/20210910/travel-update-denmark-makes-austria-yellow-more-of-italy-now-green Fri, 10 Sep 2021 18:44:57 +0200 travel-update-denmark-makes-austria-yellow-more-of-italy-now-green With no masks in sight, buzzing offices and concerts drawing tens of thousands, Denmark on Friday ditches vaccine passports in nightclubs, ending its last Covid curb. https://www.thelocal.com/20210910/the-way-we-were-denmark-restriction-free-as-last-covid-curbs-lifted Fri, 10 Sep 2021 14:08:41 +0200 the-way-we-were-denmark-restriction-free-as-last-covid-curbs-lifted The United States will on Saturday change status to orange in Denmark’s Covid-19 travel guidelines, tightening restrictions on travel for non-vaccinated people. https://www.thelocal.com/20210903/denmark-changes-united-states-to-orange-in-updated-covid-19-travel-guidelines Fri, 03 Sep 2021 19:23:30 +0200 denmark-changes-united-states-to-orange-in-updated-covid-19-travel-guidelines In a new update to Covid-19 travel guidelines announced on Friday, Denmark’s foreign ministry switched the South and West Sweden region from green to yellow. https://www.thelocal.com/20210903/travel-update-denmark-changes-sweden-to-yellow-in-latest-guidelines Fri, 03 Sep 2021 18:51:54 +0200 travel-update-denmark-changes-sweden-to-yellow-in-latest-guidelines Are people allowed to travel between Sweden and India? Do you have to be vaccinated? We've tried to answer some of these questions. https://www.thelocal.com/20210813/what-are-the-current-rules-for-travel-between-india-and-sweden Fri, 13 Aug 2021 12:13:55 +0200 what-are-the-current-rules-for-travel-between-india-and-sweden Coronavirus restrictions are making travel more complicated within Europe. Land borders across the continent are generally open to travellers, but different restrictions and rules apply depending on the countries you travel through.   https://www.thelocal.com/20210809/planning-a-road-trip-across-europe-this-summer-here-are-some-things-to-think-about Mon, 09 Aug 2021 10:07:27 +0200 planning-a-road-trip-across-europe-this-summer-here-are-some-things-to-think-about