EU Commission clash with countries over travel refund
By ESZTER ZALAN – BRUSSELS, 30. APR, 07:05 A clash is brewing between the EU Commission and some member states over EU rules that allow airline passengers to chose between a cash refund or vouchers if their flight is cancelled due to the coronavirus. On Wednesday, a dozen member states argued, in a letter, for vouchers-only as a temporary move, which the EU commission says is against the existing rules. [...]
EU Jobs and economy
The EU first priority is the health of our citizens. At the same time, the coronavirus outbreak is a major shock for the European and global economies. Member States have already adopted or are adopting budgetary liquidity and policy measures to increase the capacity of their health systems and provide relief to those citizens and sectors that are particularly impacted. https://ec.europa.eu/info/live-work-travel-eu/health/coronavirus-response/jobs-and-economy_en
Covid-19 impact and response measures
The Covid-19 pandemic has substantial repercussions on the European economies. The ECON Commission of the European Committee of the Regions prepares regular economic bulletins on recent research, articles and discussions on the socio-economic impact of the pandemic in Europe and on the different economic response measures planned and implemented at EU, national, regional and local level. Tips and contributions to: econ@cor.europa.eu https://cor.europa.eu/en/news/Documents/ECONomic_Bulletin-03.pdf https://cor.europa.eu/en/news/Documents/ECONomic_Bulletin-04.pdf