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Tourists arrive at Barcelona airport, Spain. Spain is trying to ramp up its tourism industry by welcoming vaccinated visitors from most countries, as well as all Europeans who prove that they are not infected with the coronavirus. AP Photo
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Tourists arrive at Son Sant Joan Airport in Palma Majorca, Spain. EPA
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People walk on the promenade at Barceloneta Beach in Barcelona, Spain. AFP
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People wearing face masks walk along a commercial street in downtown Madrid, Spain. AP Photo
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A tourist wheels luggage in the Barceloneta district in Barcelona, Spain. Bloomberg
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Visitors sunbathe on Lloret beach in Lloret de Mar, Spain. Bloomberg
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Socially distanced students listen to instructions before they take their university entrance exams in Madrid, Spain. EPA
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Police officers move people out of the streets to discourage them from crowding, as Spanish regions with a low infection rates were allowed to reopen nightlife facilities, in Mallorca, Spain. Reuters
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People wait in queues at Faro airport, in Faro, Portugal. Reuters
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Visitors arrive to watch a film screening at Pathe cinema 'De Munt' in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, after a relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions. AFP
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Tourists on a public waterbus on the Canal Grande, in Venice, Italy. The Italian Health Ministry announced that the Italian regions of Abruzzo, Liguria, Umbria and Veneto will fall in the low-risk white zone starting June 7th. EPA
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A boy receives a vaccine in Rieti, Italy, on a day dedicated to vaccinations for children aged between 12 and 16. EPA
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A staff member uses a self-testing kit at the UBO University of Western Brittany in Brest, western France. AFP
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Tennis fans wearing a tennis ball style hats and face masks, watch Sloane Stephens play Karolina Muchova in the the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France. AP Photo
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A shopper looks around a clothes store in Berlin, Germany. People are no longer required to show a negative Covid-19 test result to enter non-essential shops in Berlin. Getty Images
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Numerous people enjoy the sun in Berlin, Germany. Getty Images
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Tourists arrive at Barcelona airport, Spain. Spain is trying to ramp up its tourism industry by welcoming vaccinated visitors from most countries, as well as all Europeans who prove that they are not infected with the coronavirus. AP Photo
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Tourists arrive at Son Sant Joan Airport in Palma Majorca, Spain. EPA
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People walk on the promenade at Barceloneta Beach in Barcelona, Spain. AFP
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People wearing face masks walk along a commercial street in downtown Madrid, Spain. AP Photo
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A tourist wheels luggage in the Barceloneta district in Barcelona, Spain. Bloomberg
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Visitors sunbathe on Lloret beach in Lloret de Mar, Spain. Bloomberg
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Socially distanced students listen to instructions before they take their university entrance exams in Madrid, Spain. EPA
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Police officers move people out of the streets to discourage them from crowding, as Spanish regions with a low infection rates were allowed to reopen nightlife facilities, in Mallorca, Spain. Reuters
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People wait in queues at Faro airport, in Faro, Portugal. Reuters
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Visitors arrive to watch a film screening at Pathe cinema 'De Munt' in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, after a relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions. AFP
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Tourists on a public waterbus on the Canal Grande, in Venice, Italy. The Italian Health Ministry announced that the Italian regions of Abruzzo, Liguria, Umbria and Veneto will fall in the low-risk white zone starting June 7th. EPA
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A boy receives a vaccine in Rieti, Italy, on a day dedicated to vaccinations for children aged between 12 and 16. EPA
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A staff member uses a self-testing kit at the UBO University of Western Brittany in Brest, western France. AFP
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Tennis fans wearing a tennis ball style hats and face masks, watch Sloane Stephens play Karolina Muchova in the the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France. AP Photo
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A shopper looks around a clothes store in Berlin, Germany. People are no longer required to show a negative Covid-19 test result to enter non-essential shops in Berlin. Getty Images
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Numerous people enjoy the sun in Berlin, Germany. Getty Images
EU warns of crime surge and terrorism vulnerabilities during Covid-19 pandemic
Bloc’s home affairs chief says criminals quickly adapted to new situation
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