German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Foreign Minister Heiko Maas announced, on Saturday 25 and Monday 27 April respectively, that the fight against the coronavirus would be one of the priorities of the German EU Council Presidency, which begins on 1 July.
“The Presidency of the EU Council will require an enormous effort. There are high expectations of Germany, which must take on the leading role as an honest broker. We have to tackle COVID-19 as well as climate change, future relations with...