President Ursula von der Leyen announced a new pledge of €4.9 billion by Team Europe, with the European Investment Bank, for universal access to coronavirus vaccines, tests and treatments. Read the transcript of her first statements during the ‘Global Goal: Unite for our Future’ Summit. The event is ongoing and can be watched here. On […]
Dear Director-General, Dr Tedros, Dear friends of the World Health Organization, In the last three months, we all have seen how crucial it is to join forces for our individual and collective health. Only two weeks after the first coronavirus outbreak, laboratories across the world, from South Korea to Germany, were able to work on […]
Yesterday, President von der Leyen gave a speech at the European Parliament plenary debate on the new Multiannual Financial Framework, own resources and the Recovery Plan, setting out the architecture and main features of the Recovery Plan for Europe that the Commission will soon present. Due to the magnitude of the pandemic’s impact on our […]
The Commission has appointed Belgian virologist Peter Piot to the post of special advisor to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, on the response to the coronavirus and COVID-19. In this role, he will advise the Commission in supporting and steering research and innovation in the global fight against the coronavirus […]
Ladies and Gentlemen, we have made it! Today is a defining moment for the global community. At a time when we are sitting further apart than usual, the world has shown it is standing closer together than ever before. In the space of just a few hours, we have collectively pledged EUR 7.4 billion for […]
I am very proud and I am relieved that the start of this very important project was so successful. The world showed extraordinary unity for the common good. And Europe has made a significant contribution. We got EUR 7.4 billion today and – the exchange rate is friendly to us – it is more than […]
Today, President Ursula von der Leyen gave a speech at the European Parliament plenary session on the EU’s coordinated action to fight the coronavirus pandemic and its consequences. The President honoured the memory of the tens of thousands of Europeans who have lost their lives. Their stories are strengthening our determination to do everything in […]
Dear President, Honourable Members, There are no words that can do justice to Europe’s pain or to all those suffering across the world. We think and we pray for all of the families in mourning. And we promise to each other that we will tell their stories and honour their lives and their legacies. We […]
The European Union is founded on the values of freedom, democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights. These values are common to all of us. We must uphold and defend them, even in these challenging times. Over the past weeks, several EU governments took emergency measures to address the health crisis caused […]
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