French President Emmanuel Macron said that “EU leaders have a consensus on a quick and strong response to the crisis”.
EU leaders hold a digital summit in the Estonian capital with French President Emmanuel Macron seeking to persuade his counterparts to overhaul European tax rules targeting Silicon Valley firms. / AFP PHOTO / JANEK SKARZYNSKI (Photo credit should read JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
EU leaders expect to hold a new videoconference in early May to continue discussions on measures to overcome the crisis caused by the spread of coronavirus. This was announced by French President Emmanuelle Macron after Thursday’s video meeting of the EU Heads of State and Government on the recovery of the European economy after the pandemic.
“A new meeting will be organized in early May”, – Macron said. He noted that “EU leaders have a consensus on a quick and strong response to the crisis. At the same time, the president noted that there are disagreements on specific mechanisms for restarting the economy and solving financial problems. “We are in the process of discussing these issues”, – Macron said.
The French leader stressed that “the spread of the virus was an extraordinary shock that requires an extraordinary response.
“Faced with this crisis, we must pay special attention to the unity of Europe. We need to strengthen Europe’s strategic autonomy”, – said Macron. “European sovereignty, autonomy is what France wants”, – he added.
The French leader stressed that Europe has no future if the EU countries fail to respond to the crisis in a coherent manner. “If we leave one part of Europe to its fate, the whole of Europe will collapse”, – he warned.