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High Speed Rail Providers Join Forces To Connect 5 European Destinations

Two high-speed train companies are combining forces to create a rail giant that will serve five countries across the continent. A merger of cross-border operator Eurostar and Belgium-based Thalys will connect the UK, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany. The merging of the two companies has been approved by the European Commission on 29 March…
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CDC Drops Travel Warning on More Than 20 Countries

The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has downgraded its risk advisory on several countries. The CDC advises Americans not to travel to a certain country due to the potential to contract and spread COVID-19. The CDC considers a country a Level 4 risk if it reaches 500 or more confirmed cases of…
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Spain Will Not Drop Covid Entry Rules – Prolonged Covid Entry Restrictions

Even as several European countries drop all Covid-related travel restrictions, Spain confirmed that they will be keeping the travel restrictions for another month. Spain had been expected to ease the entry requirements at the end of March to give a boost to Easter holiday travel. Spain has extended its Covid entry requirements until 30 April…
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Gender “X” Available On US Passports

Americans applying for a US passport will be allowed to choose an X for gender on their passport applications beginning on April 11, the State Department announced. The US government said they wanted the announcement to mark a “Transgender Day of Visibility.” The move intends to make federal documents more inclusive for transgender, intersex, nonbinary,…
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Several Schengen Visa Application Centres Resumed Work

Several European Union and Schengen Zone visa application centres located in non-EU and Schengen Zone countries have started to offer their services in March after confirming that the epidemiological situation permits such a step to be taken. Based on the announcement published by the outsourcing and technology company VFS Global, the following EU and Schengen…
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