The European Commission could, on Thursday 2 April, after a debate in the College of Commissioners the day before that, propose the activation of the EU Emergency Support Instrument (ESI) to deal with the coronavirus pandemic in the EU (see other news).
The Commission thus wishes to strengthen its budgetary responses to mitigate the effects of this health crisis (see EUROPE B12457A18).
In addition to the measures already announced and endorsed, the Commission indicated, on 28 March, that it...