Brief economic corona news from May 6

The European economy is experiencing a deep recession this year, but will partly recover next year. This is what the European Commission saysThis year the contraction will be 7.7 percent, but growth will be 6.3 percent next year, according to the EU executive.

The services sector in Europe is being hit particularly hard. According to the purchasing managers of IHS Markit, the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for the services sector fell from 26.4 in March to 12.0 in April, writes the Financial Daily.

Entrepreneurs with a good story can still turn to venture capitalists, despite the fact that many of these start-ups are in financial difficulty. According to the FD Venture capitalists have tens of millions in funds for young companies.

The Netherlands will significantly increase the number of antibody tests after a purchase in China. These are serological tests that should provide insight into how the virus spreads in the Netherlands and how antibodies develop in people who have had the coronavirus, writes NRC.