• Employers' organizations VNO-NCW and MKB-Nederland want fewer formalities at national borders. The EU rules on freight transport by truck and cross-border work must be made more flexible can be read at NOS.
  • The purchasing managers' index of the nineteen countries in the eurozone fell dramatically in April. The Purchasing Managers Index stood at 13.5 in April, well below the old low. The service sector in particular has been hit hard by the corona crisis, writes the FD.
  • The German government has announced a new aid package worth 11 billion euros. Restaurants pay less VAT, there will be a reduction in working hours and unemployment benefits will have a longer term, reports BR.
  • The Radboud university medical center in Nijmegen has developed a face shield. The face shield, which went into production today, is used as additional protection against aerosols. The National Aids Consortium (LCH) has now placed a first order with the company PIANT.
  • FHI member Demcon has delivered the first fifty ventilators. The Twente-Brabant technology company says that the machines can be used directly in ICU departments.

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