'What will I live on?': Crisis-hit Europeans seek state aid

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Thousands of self-employed people across Europe have found themselves without work from one day to the next as governments ordered shops shut, events canceled and gatherings banned to stem contagion of the novel coronavirus.

Agence France-Presse spoke to a cross section of society hard hit by the ensuing economic crisis – some who have received much needed government aid, as well as others who are still waiting.German opera singer Anna Luise Oppelt was on tour when she received the bad news: all the concerts she had booked have been cancelled through April because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"On Tuesday evening, I got an email confirmation and the money was already in my bank account," she said of the 5,000 euros that is to help tide her over for 6 months. Three South Americans whom she employs to clean the apartments have also found themselves without work.

 

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