Several Italian and German politicians, including former Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti and former MEP Elmar Brok, are calling on the leaders of the European institutions and Member States to implement a European action plan to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The call, revealed on Thursday 2 April, was initiated by German MEPs Sven Giegold and Alexandra Geese of the Greens/EFA group and former MEP Franziska Brantner, now elected to the German Parliament.
In particular, the signatories...