Italy

Farmers in Italy have been paying for seasonal workers to return from abroad to harvest crops or risk bankruptcy

Italy reopened its borders to European travellers on Wednesday, as the country attempts to rescue its tourist industry.

The desire to ease restrictions in Italy, France and Germany is tempered by anxieties about the ongoing risk of coronavirus infection, an exclusive Euronews survey shows.

There were strict measures in place including temperature checks, one-way paths and spaced-out circles to keep people in queues apart.

Seventy per cent of Italian respondents also said the EU has not done enough to help their country during the crisis — higher than the 60% and 57% observed in Germany and France respectively.

Paestum becomes the first of Italy’s famous archaeological sites to reopen following the pandemic lockdown

Despite being illegal, undeclared work is common in Italy, with over three million people trapped in this form of precarious employment.

It would ease shortages of hand sanitiser in Italy and save the industry from wasting huge quantities of wine.

Her son had given her the ticket as a gift for Christmas. “Maybe it was the best decision of my life," he said.

Artist lights SOS flares to mark Day of Light in Brixen (Bressanone) Italy, where Water Light Festival in May was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The site of the Roman city of Pompeii - destroyed by the eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD (CE) - is returning from lockdown in expanded form.

Coronavirus lockdowns have put tens of thousands of weddings on hold. Now some shops fear the COVID-19 economic fallout will mean people many won’t be able to afford weddings planned for next year.

As the good weather and the restrictive measures slowly lift, more people have been going out to enjoy their newfound freedom but are not respecting the rules to avoid the spread of coronavirus.

Around 4.4 million people will go back to work on Monday.

Italy promised to pay workers their wages - so far just 29 000 people have received any money.

The ministry been debunking misinformation and has also warned against breathing in hot air from hairdryers as a means of combatting the virus.

The partial collapse of the bridge in August 2018 killed dozens of people - but a new bridge has since been built in its place, with the final piece being fitted on Tuesday.