A number of European countries are beginning to lift restrictions imposed during the pandemic.
Denmark allowed schools and day centres to open again on Wednesday, while Austria has allowed many businesses to resume trading.
Italy, which has experienced one of the worst outbreaks of the pandemic, has also started to reopen some bookshops.
Speaking in the European Parliament this morning, European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen says the continent needs a 'marshal plan' to restart the economy.
"The European budget will be the mothership of our recovery.
"We will use the power of the whole European budget to leverage the huge amount of investment we need to rebuild the single market after corona."
