How Europe correspondent Gavin Leave reports a coffee on the terrace of a Savile bar this morning, a moment that could be taken for granted before the lock down.

Now, after two months of strict confinement, Cafe life is a possibility across much of Spain, provided customers stay outside.

Small shops as well as museums and theaters are back in business too, with confinement rules in place.

But the biggest cities and worst hit areas of Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia are still exempt.

This hotel in the capital was granted special permission to reopen Today, health and safety measures are being taken for the employees and for the guests who come to the hotel to ensure that everything will go smoothly from when they enter.

At the check in area there is safety distance masks, disinfectant jail for both employees and customers, and there are some security screens to avoid any contact with the virus.

In the French capital Paris, the roads were busier this morning.

Public transport to the safety reasons.

I see that everybody is following the rules and wearing masks.

It's really good.

It's good toe.

Also wash your hands.

People no longer have to fill in.

Forms to leave the house are allowed to travel up to 100 kilometers and parks and forests are open.

People can also gather in groups of 10 but official government advice bans hugging, handshakes and kissing France has been split into so called green and red zones to mark out where covered 19 is most contagious.

Were easing Measures will be slower.

There's a notable difference here in Brussels today in a cross Belgian cities because all shops, retail stores and businesses are reopening again and people are getting used to the new social distancing rules in place.

The high street shopping, the lock down measures have also been relaxed across Germany in the last few days, with shops, hotels and restaurants reopening.

But there's a question over whether it's bean too much too fast.

After the reproduction rate increased in the past two days, toe above the critical value of one.

The chancellor, Angela Merkel, will meet with her cabinet later today.

Gavin Lee, BBC News Belgium.