Variant of Covid, the EU calls an emergency meeting

Published on: 12/20/2020 7:07 pm

Variant of Covid, the EU moves. The German presidency of the European Union “invited representatives of member countries to an emergency meeting of the crisis response mechanism (IPCR) tomorrow at 11 am to coordinate the response to the new variant of the coronavirus in the United Kingdom.” The spokesman for the German presidency, Sebastian Fischer, announced on twitter.

Today the Elysee reported on the contacts between Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel, Ursula Von der Leyen and Charles Michel. The news comes after some EU countries, including Italy, have adopted the termination of connections with the United Kingdom. Spain also stressed the need for a “coordinated” European response to the issue of flight suspension.

The words of the Minister of Health, Roberto Speranza, are in the same vein: “Maximum European coordination in measures relating to Great Britain is essential. Only uniform and shared decisions can help us better manage the situation outside of the emergency of these first hours “. Hope says.

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