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The EU agrees to open borders to vaccinated travellers from outside the bloc
The EU agrees to open borders to vaccinated travellers from outside the bloc

The UK should be added to the EU’s safe travel list on Friday...

The Spanish Government will be able to tax single-use plastics from today
The Spanish Government will be able to tax single-use plastics from today

The new regulations will also aim to decrease waste from homes, businesses and control soil decontamination in landfills...

SIMON: 'We may be able to relax the use of masks outdoors in a few days'
SIMON: 'We may be able to relax the use of masks outdoors in a few days'

Simon said this in view of the progress of the vaccination campaign and the incidence rates in the country...

MAROTO: ‘The priority of the Canary Islands is to reactivate tourism as soon as possible’
MAROTO: ‘The priority of the Canary Islands is to reactivate tourism as soon as possible’

She insists that British tourists will be able to come on holiday without a PCR test when the UK gives the green light…

TORRES: The islands will be included on the UK green list 'imminently'
TORRES: The islands will be included on the UK green list 'imminently'

Torres says that they are in constant contact with the UK, and the decision to separate the islands will happen...

Portugal says ‘YES’ to British holidaymakers from Monday
Portugal says ‘YES’ to British holidaymakers from Monday

This move puts further pressure on the EU to make an agreement in which it will include the UK on its permitted travel list…

British tourists could be turned away at Portuguese airports due to EU travel ban
British tourists could be turned away at Portuguese airports due to EU travel ban

Portugal admits they may be forced to refuse entry to British tourists until the end of May...

Ryanair wants EU and UK travel restrictions lifted by the end of May
Ryanair wants EU and UK travel restrictions lifted by the end of May

Ryanair say that the vaccine rollout in the UK and EU means travel restrictions are out of date...

7,000 police will be deployed this weekend to enforce Covid regulations
7,000 police will be deployed this weekend to enforce Covid regulations

The Government wants to avoid gatherings as it is the first weekend for six months with no curfew...

El Hierro drops to Level 1, the rest of the islands stay the same
El Hierro drops to Level 1, the rest of the islands stay the same

Only Lanzarote has seen an increase in their incidence rate this week, but other indicators are good…

Germany removes quarantine for vaccinated travellers
Germany removes quarantine for vaccinated travellers

This means tourists don’t need to quarantine on their return home from holidays if they’ve been vaccinated...

The Canary Islands are planning to not to appeal the suspension of the curfew
The Canary Islands are planning to not to appeal the suspension of the curfew

This is what vice president of the Government of the Canary Islands, Román Rodríguez, said yesterday afternoon...

Spain aim to lift travel ban for British tourists from May 20th
Spain aim to lift travel ban for British tourists from May 20th

Maroto says that British tourists could come as of May 20th and possibly without needing a PCR test...

Torres: ‘Even though there is no curfew, there cannot be crowds’
Torres: ‘Even though there is no curfew, there cannot be crowds’

The president says that although the TSJC didn’t endorse the curfew, it has supported the ‘most important’ measure...

The Canary Islands Government has withdrawn the curfew from tonight
The Canary Islands Government has withdrawn the curfew from tonight

Hospitality and shops must still be closed at the same time governed by their alert level, nothing else has changed...

The TSJC does not allow the Canary Islands to apply a curfew
The TSJC does not allow the Canary Islands to apply a curfew

The TSJC does not allow the Canary Islands Government to apply the curfew with immediate effect…

New speed limits come into effect from Tuesday
New speed limits come into effect from Tuesday

The new 30 kmh limit in urban areas hasn’t been very well welcomed…

Central Government will support regions who want to request a new state of alarm
Central Government will support regions who want to request a new state of alarm

They have opened the possibility of "making additional legal changes" so that the autonomous communities can face the pandemic…

Bigger fines now in place for breach of Covid measures in the Canaries
Bigger fines now in place for breach of Covid measures in the Canaries

You can now be fined up to 600,000 euros for a major infraction of Covid health measures...

What measures and restrictions are still in place from today?
What measures and restrictions are still in place from today?

Some of the health measures are imposed nationally; and some on a regional level, here is an explanation of all...