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The news of the positive test in Covid-19 for the French president Emmanuel macron It runs the risk of having consequences for executives in other European countries. In fact, the head of the Elysee participated, along with 26 other government leaders, in the EU summit last week. Even if the French authorities do not consider this meeting “at risk”, more executives and EU institutions have contacted Paris to reassure them. Among the personalities of European politics who will have learned with the greatest apprehension of the news of the Macron contagion, is undoubtedly the Portuguese Prime Minister. Antonio Costa, who yesterday met with the French president and, as the Reuters images attest, was very well received by the head of the Elysee.
Macron appeared with the president of the European Council, Charles Michel, and the secretary general of the OECD, Angel Gurría, on Monday. And here he is yesterday with the Prime Minister of Portugal, Antonio Costa pic.twitter.com/HW5s5tbeuj
– Bevan Shields (@BevanShields) December 17, 2020
EU sources: observed sanitary measures
“During the European Council on Thursday 10th and Friday 11th December all sanitary measures were observed and we were not informed of any other participant or personnel present at the summit who tested positive,” says a senior EU official. The French authorities consider “a potential risk of contagion” as of Monday, December 14 at night, “explain community sources. This is the same day that Macron organized some ‘bigwigs’ of European politics in Paris on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Michel and Sánchez locked in the house
On that occasion, both the President of the European Council were present at the ceremony and at a luncheon at the Elysee. Charles Michel that the Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez. Both have indicated that they are already in self-isolation for precautionary reasons. However, Michel’s spokesman points out that the former Belgian prime minister underwent a test on Tuesday that gave a negative result. Therefore, there is a certain degree of trust at the European Council table.
Even Bettel and De Croo in self-isolation
Two other prime ministers have joined the list of EU politicians locked at home in recent hours. “Following my participation in the European Council, I have decided as a precaution to quarantine myself until I receive the test result to protect the people around me,” wrote the Prime Minister of Luxembourg on Twitter. Xavier Bettel. The same line was chosen by the Belgian Prime Minister. Alexander De Croo: “Having been in contact” with Macron “last Thursday, today I will take the test and remain in isolation until I receive the result,” wrote the liberal premier on social networks.
From the Leyen rassicurata da Parigi
The one who ruled out self-isolation is the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. “The latest” anti-Covid test “carried out by German politics” dates back to Monday “and” is not in self-isolation at the moment, “the Commission spokesman said. Eric Mamer during the daily briefing with the press. The EU executive, specified the spokesman, contacted the French authorities to find out if the latest meetings between von der Leyen and Macron could be classified as “risky contacts”, but Paris would have reassured the Commission services.
French politicians alarmed
Instead, the French prime minister had to resort to precautions Jean castex who “went into isolation” after the positive test of President Macron, with whom he had been in contact. This was announced by sources cited by Le Parisien who specified that even the president of the National Assembly, Richard Ferrand, was placed in solitary confinement because he was among the people who came into contact with the president.
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