Unemployment stands at around 20 percent, he said. On June 29, all Irish restaurants and cafes reopened, though pubs, nightclubs, and casinos remain shuttered.
“We should have a common European response to these types of global challenges, regardless whether a country is an EU member or not.” “And now with COVID-19, we saw basically the exact same thing happening all over again,” she said.
In a June 30 virtual event hosted by the Atlantic Council to mark Pride Month, Xavier Bettel, prime minister of Luxembourg since 2013, called on European leaders to cooperate more on their coronavirus response, especially on the development of a vaccine, which could turn into a “nightmare” if countries compete for supplies. As the world marks Pride Month, three prominent out LGBTI European leaders discussed their countries’ fight against coronavirus, ongoing disagreements between Europe and the United States, and the continuing fight for LGBTI equality.