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Frank Schwalba-Hoth - German by birth, European by conviction and global by heart, was one of the founders of the German Greens, one of their first members of parliament in Germany and in the European Parliament and former head of the EU-office of Greenpeace. He worked for environmental projects of the EU Commission and the Worldbank in countries of the former Soviet Union and Mongolia. As he has fallen in love with the capital of Europe and its unique atmosphere, he moved to Brussels as political advisor and networker. As he prefers an intensive life without stress, he decided to live without a phone.

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16 April 2021

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Pandemics and other key challenges: wake-up call to go beyond multilateralism – 10 thesis for Omnilateralism

This 21st century is confronting us with the need to restructure our way of international relations and cooperation. 1. Never in our history, humans have been […]

16 April 2021

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Vaccinated travelers to be welcome in Israel from 23 May

The Israeli Health Ministry has announced that foreigners who have been vaccinated or recovered from Covid-19 will be allowed into Israel from May 23. The ministry […]

16 April 2021

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Only in 2023 will tourism in Portugal return to what it was in 2019

“Calculate how many travelers crossed Portugal during a century then tell us: do you believe that the foreigner reaches the end of his pilgrimage without spending […]

15 April 2021

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Malta to pay tourists who visit the country this summer

The Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) has announced that will offer up to 200 euros to each visitor who books a three-night stay with select three-to five-star […]

15 April 2021

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Angkor Wat closed until 20 April due to Covid-19 outbreak

The centuries-old Angkor temple complex in Cambodia is being temporarily closed for two weeks because of a coronavirus outbreak in the country. The Apsara Authority, the […]

15 April 2021

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Me first attitude tarnishes the Brits

You may have noticed that this week, the UK took a giant step towards coming out of its latest corona virus lockdown. There was much rejoicing […]

15 April 2021

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Lourdes longs for new tourists

The Easter Holiday season was quieter than ever in the French city of Lourdes. If there is a tourist designation where effects of the pandemic were […]

14 April 2021

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Belgium: Travel possible again from 19 April, terraces to open on 8 May

Belgium’s Consultative Committee today reached a compromise on the reopening of terraces on May 8th. As of Monday April 19th, schools are to reopen and travel […]

14 April 2021

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This is Brazil’s new majestic statue of Christ

Brazil will soon have not one but two giant statues Jesus Christ. The new statue is being built in a small town in the south of […]

14 April 2021

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Covid-19: Council agrees its negotiating mandate on the Digital Green Certificate

EU ambassadors today agreed a mandate for negotiations with the European Parliament on the proposal for a Digital Green Certificate. This certificate will facilitate safe and […]

14 April 2021

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Belgium has reached 2 million Covid-19 vaccines milestone

Three weeks ago Belgium reached 1 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine administered, and yesterday it doubled this, according to the announcement at Tuesday morning’s joint press conference […]

14 April 2021

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Uzbekistan improves legislation on the flora protection and on the trade in endangered species

Uzbekistan is not only a country-successor of the great ancient civilizations that once existed on its modern territory and gave the world a huge number of […]

13 April 2021

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Dutch tourists head to Greece for all-inclusive ‘test holiday’

On Monday afternoon a group of 189 Dutch tourists travelled from the Netherlands to the Greek island of Rhodes for an eight day “test holiday”. The […]

13 April 2021

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These are the most honest cities in the world

When travelling, there’s nothing more reassuring than honest people. Whether you are hiking through No Man’s Land or buying oranges at the local grocery store, honesty […]

13 April 2021

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Brussels–Berlin gets another new night train connection

Following the European Sleeper announcement of a new Brussels-Berlin night train, another new train service has now been announced by Belgian company Moonlight Express. The second […]

12 April 2021

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Antwerp Airport sees business flights increase and prepares for restart

Antwerp Airport is seeing business flights and flight movements increase in the first quarter of 2021. From April 20, TUI fly will again fly from the […]