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EU eyes return to free travel by early JulyThe European Commission hopes that travel restrictions within the Schengen European free travel area will be lifted by the end of June and to end a ban on entry into the EU by early July, Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said today.

Prince William reveals he has been a helpline counsellor for people in crisisThe Duchess of Cambridge meanwhile has been doing "check in and chat" calls with vulnerable people as part of another scheme.

German tourists fined $790 for swimming in Venice's Grand Canal"It happened Wednesday afternoon around 3:00 pm local time. The two men undressed near the Rialto bridge, leaving their clothes there. They jumped into the water and swam, crossing the Grand Canal," a police spokesperson told CNN.

Trump orders US troop reduction in Germany — reportThe US president wants almost 10,000 US soldiers assigned out of Germany by September, according to the Wall Street Journal. The move is reportedly down to Germany not increasing its defense spending sufficiently.

Amsterdam Prostitutes Fear Corona Lockdown Could Become Permanent"It's as if someone pushed the stop button," says de Vries, 56, who guided tourists through the red-light district every week until mid-March for the Prostitution Information Center (PIC). "I'm afraid the city could exploit this situation to get rid of us," she says.

How Brussels wants to change your cheeseburgerThe European Commission’s recently unveiled Farm to Fork strategy aims to change eating habits across the Continent over the next decade to make the agri-food system more sustainable. It includes a set of legislative proposals and the targets that, at least on paper, would make European food healthier, more nutritious and more plant-based — and consumer choices more conscious.

European unemployment is half that of America. Here's whyUnemployment in the European Union ticked up in April as job losses tied to the coronavirus pandemic mounted. But short-time work programs — which are far more common than in the United States — helped cushion the blow.

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