The European Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton, and the Croatian Minister for the Economy, Darko Horvat, announced at the end of the 'Competitiveness' Council on Thursday 27 February that the ministers would meet again at an informal 'Competitiveness' meeting in Zagreb on 20 March where they would take stock of the impact of coronavirus on the European economy.
The Council's agenda was abruptly changed by the last-minute addition of a new item regarding the epidemic. “I...