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Tourists are flocking back to Croatia after the pandemic decimated its vital travel industry, but the Adriatic nation has a problem: it lacks workers to cater to the legions of visitors
Nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban has hailed Hungary's exemption from an EU Russian oil ban, but analysts warn he has only won more time and will need to adjust to the new reality
Poland has started work on a €353 million wall along its frontier with Belarus. What other border barriers have sprung up across Europe, particularly since the migrant crisis of 2015
Less than two months after detecting its first infection, Montenegro is the first European country to declare itself coronavirus-free, a pronouncement it hopes will lure tourists to its Adriatic coast
The coronavirus lockdowns may not have been universally popular but they have alleviated some of the ills associated with tourism such as the overcrowding of city centres and rent rises
The EU has vowed to support its Balkan neighbours against the coronavirus but warned them to be grateful for the help, after China's "mask diplomacy" made inroads in the region
In addition to EU member states, countries of Norway, Switzerland and Lichtenstein have committed to relocating people.
Norway has accepted 1,508 relocated people, Switzerland 1,122 and Lichtenstein 10.