- The economies of both the euro zone and the entire European Union will shrink faster this year than the European Commission predicted in May, while the recovery next year will also be less strong. Spain, Croatia, France and Italy are particularly affected, according to European Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni announced in the EU's summer forecasts.
- Lufthansa has 22,000 of the total 138,000 positions declared redundant. At least a thousand office jobs will disappear and one in five managers will be fired. Fleet renewal will also be limited to a maximum of eighty new aircraft until 2023.
- Scientists from the RIVM say that contamination with the coronavirus through aerosols in unventilated areas is possible. The fine moisture droplets can remain in the air for hours. The degree of contagiousness of the aerosols has not been investigated.
- Companies that have the opportunity to quickly switch to the production of healthcare materials should receive compensation to keep them available. This is what economist Johan Albrecht advocates in the FD. He mentions coffee filter manufacturer Melitta as an example. This company made face masks in April.
- Dutch industry can save 3 megatons of CO2 over the next five years by applying innovative, energy-saving techniques. That conclude RoyalHaskoningDHV and PDC. There has been no progress in reducing industrial emissions over the past five years.
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