On a windy and cool Good Friday, here are some more things going on:
From Free West Media, French President Emmanuel Macron is quietly preparing a speech for the world after the coronavirus.
From France24, "pop-up" coronavirus centers in France help take the load off emergency rooms.
From RFI, a small ceremony to observe Good Friday is held at the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris.
From El País, there is no evidence of large numbers of Spaniards arriving at their second homes.
From The Portugal News, Portugal's state of emergency due to the coronavirus is extended until May 1st.
From SwissInfo, the coronavirus separates Kreuzlingen, Switzerland and Constance, Germany and some romantic couples among their residents.
From ANSA, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announces that Italy has extended its coronavirus lockdown until May 3rd.
From the Malta Independent, "a very different kind of Good Friday" is celebrated in Malta due to the coronavirus.
From Malta Today, after delivering food, a delivery driver is robbed instead of being paid in Zabbar, Malta.
From Total Slovenia News, Slovenian hops growers bring in Romanian workers to construct trellises.
From Total Croatian News, Croatian police participate in Frontex operations in Greek waters.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, North Macedonian politician Zoran Zaev tests negative for the coronavirus, but will stay in isolation for a week.
From Balkan Insight, Albanian rights groups protest against proposed jail terms for curfew breakers.
From Ekathimerini, the municipal council of western Lesvos allows an abandoned migrant facility to be reused as a quarantine center for migrants.
From the Greek Reporter, bears and deer explore the streets of Kastoria, Greece.
From the Greek City Times, while Orthodox Christians cannot go to church, several mosques in Greece still operate.
From Novinite, according to Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, the coronavirus crisis should not be managed only by evoking panic and fear.
From The Sofia Globe, a roundup of today's news in Bulgaria, pertaining to bank loans and churches.
From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgaria's anti-epidemic measures are extended until May 13th.
From Romania-Insider, Romania suspends its exports of cereals, flower, oil and sugar due to the coronavirus. (If you read Romanian, read the story at Mediafax.)
From Russia Today, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin announces a pass system for controlling people's movements during the city's coronavirus lockdown period.
From Sputnik International, the news agency Rossiya Segodnya, the Russian coronavirus information center, and the "stopcoronavirus" website launch a joint project to put out stories about medical personnel fighting the coronavirus.
From The Moscow Times, Presidents Putin (Russia) and Trump (U.S.) discuss the coronavirus pandemic and the price of oil.
From the Hungary Journal, according to Hungarian Prime Minister Orban, "self-control is the most powerful weapon now".
From Daily News Hungary, where to go or not go in Hungary during Easter weekend.
From Hungary Today, President János Áder thanks Hungarians for enduring "trying times". (If you read Hungarian, read the story at InfoStart.)
From About Hungary, according to Hungary's Coronavirus Operational Group, the number of people infected in the country is increasing.
From The Slovak Spectator, some recent statistics on the coronavirus in Slovakia.
From Radio Prague, for Easter, the pope gets Pilsner beer directly from Plzeň, Czech Republic, while the Czechs drink green beer.
From Polskie Radio, Poland observes the tenth anniversary of the plane crash that took the lives of then-President Lech Kaczyński, his wife, and 94 others near Smolensk, Russia.
From the CPH Post, in Denmark, the coronavirus brings "a test of customer loyalty".
From Deutsche Welle, in Germany, the coronavirus brings a "stress test" for German refugee centers.
From EuroNews, several hundred Christians hold a Good Friday Mass at a drive-in cinema in Düsseldorf, Germany.
From Voice Of Europe, for the second time, suspected left-wing extremists set fire to a car outside the home of a member of the German party AfD. (If you read German, read the story at Tag24.)
From the NL Times, several Dutch cities issue new coronavirus rules for Easter.
From Dutch News, seven "eggsellent" ways to celebrate Easter at home.
From VRT NWS, police in the Belgian region of West Flanders confiscate the car of a persistent coronavirus rule-breaker.
From The Brussels Times, Belgians use 25 percent less electricity due to the coronavirus.
From Euractiv, according to an opinion column, it's time to decentralize electric vehicle e-roaming.
From the Express, Brits are caught flouting coronavirus rules and enjoying time in the sun.
From the Evening Standard, according to the U.K.'s deputy chief medical officer, the country's coronavirus curves is "beginning to bend".
From the (U.K.) Independent, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is "just beginning" his recovery from the coronavirus.
From the (Irish) Independent, Ireland postpones its Leaving Cert exams and cancels its Junior Cycle exams.
From the Irish Examiner, according to lawmaker Micheál Martin, the parties Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil will have the same number of cabinet seats in the new Irish government.
From The Conservative Woman, when it comes to science, fact is scarier than fiction.
And from AJC, today is the 50th anniversary of the breakup of the Beatles.
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