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The European Central Bank (ECB) will allow employees to work from home as much as possible until the beginning of next year due to the uncertainty about the Delta variant of the coronavirus. That said, ECB President Christine Lagarde in an interview with Bloomberg news agency.   "The current solution is remote working today and probably until the end of January. We'll see after that," said Lagarde. It was actually the intention that from October, work would be partly in the office again. To gain access to the ECB's offices, employees must be vaccinated, have recovered from the virus or show a negative test. The ECB employs more than 3,500 people, mainly at its headquarters in Frankfurt. Lagarde went on to say that many employers are moving to a hybrid model, with part-office work a...

The eurozone economy grew faster in the second quarter than previously measured. Based on final figures, the European statistical office Eurostat reports a growth of 2.2 percent compared to the first three months of the year.   In an earlier estimate, this was still 2 percent. The economy performed better in all areas than in the first quarter. At that time, there were still strict corona measures in many European countries. However, these were mostly relaxed in the months of April to June, which led to economic growth. In the Netherlands, the economy grew by 3.1 percent in the second quarter, which is one of the higher percentages in the eurozone. Ireland led the way with a growth of 6.3 percent. In Malta, the economy contracted by 0.5 percent. For the whole of the EU, growth wa...