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Next EU budget should be ‘Marshall Plan’ for Europe, says EU’s von der Leyen
The next EU budget should take the form of a new "Marshall Plan" to stoke Europe's recovery from the coronavirus crisis, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday.
China will Send more than 2 Million EU Protective Masks
China will send more than 2 million protective masks to the European Union after Europe becomes the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. This was announced today by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Layen, quoted by France's press.
Chinese Prime Minister Li Kutsian told Von der Lien in a phone call about sending medical supplies, she announced on Twitter.
Ursula von der Leyen: Politicians have Underestimated the Coronavirus Epidemic
Politicians have underestimated the danger of the coronavirus epidemic. This is what EC President Ursula von der Leyen said.
"'We underestimated coronavirus," EU admits: Ursula von der Leyen said that "all of us who are not experts initially underestimated the coronavirus".
"Europe is the epicenter of the crisis"
"I think all of us who are not experts at first underestimated the corona virus," Ursula von der Leyen said in an interview published today by the German daily "Bild".
She said officials realized that now all those measures that seemed drastic two or three weeks ago should be taken.
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Von der Leyen: We May Have a COVID-19 Vaccine by Fall 2020
Germany-based research firm CureVac, which receives EU funding, is likely to develop a coronavirus vaccine in the second half of this year. This was announced today by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, quoted by the DPA.
The Commission provided financial support to the company for EUR 80 million.
EU leaders decide to close Union’s borders for 30 days, movement of goods ensured
European Union leaders agreed this evening to close Europe's borders for 30 days to prevent the spread of coronavirus but establish fast-track lanes at their countries' frontiers to keep goods moving, bloc leaders said after a video-conference summit.
EU agrees to close external borders, but fast tracks for goods
European Union leaders agreed on Tuesday to close Europe's borders for 30 days to prevent the spread of coronavirus but establish fast-track lanes at their countries' frontiers to keep goods moving, bloc leaders said after a video-conference summit.
EC Allocates up to € 80 Million for the Production of a Coronavirus Vaccine in Europe
The European the Commission offered up to €80 million of financial support to CureVac, a higly innovative vaccine developer from Tübingen, Germany, to scale up development and production of a vaccine against the Coronavirus in Europe.
Ursula von der Leyen: Europe to Close its Doors for 30 Days
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has suggested that the bloc close its borders on non-essential travel as Europe fights the spread of coronavirus.
EU executive proposes shutting down bloc's external borders for 30 days
The European Union's executive on Monday proposed a 30-day ban on incoming travel for foreigners to the bloc to battle the spread of coronavirus.