A number of EU member states have already started lifting COVID-related restrictions but the psychological costs still needs to be addressed.
Several experts believe that the return to full normality after the shock caused to societies by the two years of the pandemic will be challenging and should be done gradually.
In this Special Report, EURACTIV and its network will examine what EU member states and local authorities are planning to do to help this transition, in part by making urban settlements more attractive through innovative concepts involving tourism and the hospitality sector.
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Malaga eyes public-private synergies to revive from pandemic
Public-private collaboration not only contributes to survival but also to the success of gastronomy, tourism, and culture in Malaga, local stakeholders told EURACTIV’s partner EFE.
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Mayor: The pandemic gave birth to new ideas for Dubrovnik’s future
“The time of the COVID crisis for us was a period of restart, which gave us time to rearrange, to rethink,” Mato Franković said, adding that the new projects aim to stabilise economic recovery after two years of significant losses.
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Hamburg city prioritises diversity to revive culture, save economy
The Hamburg city is looking for solutions to reverse a negative trend of disproportional retail’s sector growth compared to other sectors in the downtown, told EURACTIV.de Dorothee Stapelfeldt, Senator for Urban Development and Environment in the Government of Hamburg in an interview.
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Mayor: Culture and technology will shape Malaga’s future post-COVID
Strengthening the cultural elements and a focus on innovation-driven projects are the driving forces for Malaga’s future after the pandemic, Mayor Francisco de la Torre told EFE in an interview.
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Czech gastronomy upgrade critical to attract ‘demanding’ tourists
Switching to quality gastronomy combined with greening measures in restaurants will be key factors in reviving the Czech hospitality industry in the post-pandemic era, as tourists have now become more demanding in several aspects, Czech restaurants owners have told EURACTIV.cz.
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Paris arrondissement mayor: Pandemic ‘accelerated’ trends, challenges are here to stay
The pandemic, while not having profoundly changed Paris' neighbourhoods, has revealed certain challenges and trends that are there to stay, the mayor of Paris' 18th arrondissement, Eric Lejoindre, told EURACTIV France in an interview.
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Bratislava looks to congress tourism to revive city after pandemic
After the pandemic, the revival of culture and hospitality in the Slovak capital will be harder than previously expected. But that has not stopped Bratislava from looking to the future.
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Reshaping cities to speed up post-COVID normality
An increasing number of EU countries have started lifting COVID-related restrictions in a first sign of returning to normality. However, there are doubts as to how ready societies are for a full return to "old normal", after two years of varying and often frustrating public measures.