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Curfew in Europe, the countries that have already canceled it and where it still resists

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There are those who can’t wait to make the sunrise with friends and who would take even just an hour more to enjoy dinner without the hassle of having to go home by 10pm. Between extended aperitifs and past dinners and looking at the clock, most Italians are clamoring for greater flexibility in the restrictive measures regarding curfews. Already today from the control room the green light could arrive for a return home at 11 pm or even at midnight from May 24th.
But how has the curfew been interpreted in the rest of Europe? Which countries have used the hard line and which are the softer ones?

God save the night
They are the ones who, more than any other, generate envy in the rest of the continent. As is well known, the British have not adopted limits in terms of opening hours: pubs open with an outdoor drink and return home at any time. Britain abolished curfews and restrictions after the vaccination campaign which sees it as one of the countries with the highest rate of inoculations. Furthermore, from today, British restaurants will also be able to serve customers indoors.

All closed under the Eiffel Tower
France is the country that has adopted the most restrictive measures in Europe. To date, the French are limited by a very strict curfew: from 7pm to 6am, with closed rooms and heavy fines for those who are caught outside the home after the allowed time. A first easing of the measures will take place on 19 May with the possibility of returning at home all 21.

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At home on the basis of infections: the curfew of the Germans
A completely different matter and completely different parameters for Germany which, thanks to the introduction of a new federal law, the government imposes a curfew from 22 to 5 on those states where infections exceed the average of 100 per 100 thousand inhabitants per three consecutive days. However, Berlin is thinking of eliminating the restrictive measure for vaccinated people.

Spain like wildfire
Although Madrid lifted the state of emergency on 9 May, thus removing the curfew that started at 11pm, some autonomous provinces have decided to keep hourly limits, such as in Barcelona where clubs can stay open until 11pm.

The rest of Europe
Countries like Greece and Portugal are preparing for the first waves of tourism and, consequently, are deciding for the soft line. The Greeks can now return home by half past midnight, while the Portuguese are free from any time limit. The same is true for the Scandinavian countries (Norway, Finland, Sweden) which, hand in hand with vaccination campaigns, have lifted the curfew.

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