The eMap-Coronavirus2019
EUROPEAN COUNCIL - COUNCIL OF THE EU
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With the outbreak of the epidemic caused by the new coronavirus, the EU has gradually made a series of decisions in all areas of its competence and which can support member countries and the world community in their battle to defeat the new virus and to provide valid remedies for the consequences in the health, social and economic fields.
This neural interactive eMap offers a complete and updated mapping of all the actions and decisions taken by the European Council (during the Summit of the Heads of States and Government) and the Council of the EU in response to COVID-19.
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EU COUNCIL
1 - EUROPEAN SUMMITS
19 June 2020
EU leaders discuss long-term EU budget and recovery plan to get out of the crisis
23 April 2020
European Council members hold third video conference on COVID-19
26 March 2020
European Council members hold third video conference on COVID-19
- JOINT STATEMENT
- MAIN RESULTS
- PRESS CONFERENCE by Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen & STATEMENT by Mario Centeno
17 March 2020
European Council members hold second video conference on COVID-19
10 March 2020
President of the European Council holds video conference with European Council members
27 May 2020
European Council to discuss Commission’s proposal for MFF and recovery fund on 19 June
2 - MINISTERIAL MEETINGS
AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES MINISTERS
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14 APRIL 2020
Approved financial assistance for EU fishermen- Decisions:
- inclusion of fishermen on foot (mostly women) as eligible for support in case of temporary cessation
- derogation for temporary cessation for new vessels
- flexibility in order to use 10% of the budgetary funds allocated to Union Priority 3
- granting working capital and compensating the reduction of sales and additional storage costs for aquaculture farmers
- Decisions:
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25 March 2020
Agriculture and fisheries ministers discuss how to counter negative impact of COVID-19
COHESION MINISTERS
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27 March 2020
Conference of cohesion policy ministers
COMPETITIVENESS MINISTERS
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27 February 2020
Competitiveness ministers look at impact of COVID-19 on EU industry-
CONCLUSION
No specific conclusions on COVID-19 -
Commission’s Note to the Council on COVID-19
The Commission shared with the Council its first assessment of the potential impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on EU industry. The Commission drew member states' attention to the importance of sharing all critical information and coordinating any measures taken at EU level.
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COREPER
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14 April 2020
Council adopts amended EU budget for 2020 for Fisheries- PRESS RELEASE
- Regulation
- Decisions:
- Commitments have been increased overall by €3.57 billion and amount to €172.2 billion. Payments have been increased by €1.6 billion, reaching a total of €155.2 billion.
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14 April 2020
Additional €3.1 billion available to tackle COVID-19 crisis- PRESS RELEASE
- Decision
The additional budget will be used to:- purchase and distribute medical supplies, including protective gear and ventilators
- boost the production of testing kits
- build field hospitals
- transfer patients for treatment in other member states
- repatriate EU citizens stranded abroad
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8 April 2020
Go-ahead to further use of cohesion resources- PRESS RELEASE
- Decision
Member states will be able to transfer money between different funds to meet their particular requirements. For example, money earmarked for an infrastructure project could be used to buy medical ventilators, support SMEs or invest in short-term employment schemes.
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30 March 2020
EU adopts slot waiver to help airlines-
Decisions
Suspension until 24 October 2020 the airport slot requirement -
Regulation 95/93 on common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports
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30 MARCH 2020
Measures for immediate release of cohesion funds- PRESS RELEASE
- Regulation extending the scope of the EU Solidarity Fund
- Regulation concerning the Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative
- Decisions
. Release funding of €37 billion of cohesion money from the EU budget for tackling the COVID-19 crisis
. Of the total, about €8 billion will come from unspent pre-financing in 2019 under the structural funds.
. Another €29 billion will be disbursed early from allocations which would have been due later this year.
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18 March 2020
EU Ambassadors give go-ahead to support from EU budget
CULTURE MINISTERS
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19 May 2020
Culture ministers discuss support to audiovisual, cultural and creative sector in the context of the EU economic recovery
DEFENCE MINISTERS
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12 May 2020
EU ministers discuss security and defence implications of COVID-19 pandemic -
6 April 2020
Discussion on support to COVID-19 crisis response and implications on military operations- Decisions
- Explore setting up a task force led by the EU Military Staff to better exchange information
- Share best practices among EU member states
- Full coordination and complementarity with NATO
- Monitor impact of the Covid-19 on the 17 EU CSDP missions and operations around the world, focusing on the six military operations and missions
- Decisions
DEVELOPMENT MINISTERS
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8 April 2020
Development ministers agree to launch €20 billion global response package
EDUCATION & SPORT MINISTERS
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17 June 2020
Council conclusions: Countering the COVID-19 crisis in education and training -
2 June 2020
Sport ministers discuss how to restart sport activities safely -
18 May 2020
Education ministers discuss national approaches on reopening of school and continuation of learning mobility -
14 April 2020
How to best support learners, teachers, schools and families -
12 March 2020
Education ministers discuss the implications of COVID-19 on education and training
ECONOMY MINISTER
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16 April 2020
Discussion on implementation of emergency measures
EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL MINISTERS
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9 June 2020
Employment and social affairs ministers discuss how to make labour markets more resilient in the recovery phase -
19 March 2020
Discussion on social and employment consequences of COVID-19
EUROGROUP
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26 May 2020
President Centeno welcomes EIB agreement on safety net for businesses -
8 May 2020
MES
Decided the conditions for the use of Credit line of max €240 billion
1-all ESM Members meet the eligibility requirements to receive support
2- commitment to use this credit line to support domestic financing of direct and indirect healthcare, cure and prevention related costs due to the COVID 19 crisis. -
9 April 2020
Eurogroup puts forward €500 billion support package -
4 March 2020
Eurogroup discusses impact of COVID-19 on the economy -
24 March 2020
Eurogroup meeting on Responses to the COVID-19 economic fallout -
16 March 2020
Eurogroup sets out ambitious and coordinated policy response
FINANCE MINISTERS
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23 March 2020
Finance ministers agree to ease EU fiscal rules in COVID-19 fallout and discussed on European Semester 2020
FOREIGN MINISTERS
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3 April 2020
International response to COVID-19 -
23 March 2020
On international response to COVID-19 and repatriation of EU travellers
HEALTH MINISTERS
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12 June 2020
Health ministers discuss new, reinforced EU4Health programme -
15 April 2020
Discussion on Common Exit Strategy- SUM-UP OF THE MEETING
- Content:
- work together towards a common EU exit strategy
- improve coordination across the EU
- identify the most appropriate time for relaxing the measures
- provide clear information and guidance to the public
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6 March 2020
Council holds second extraordinary meeting of health ministers to discuss the latest developments -
13 February 2020
Extraordinary Health Council adopts conclusions on COVID-19 -
7 February 2020
EU health ministers hold informal high-level video conference-
CONLUSIONS
The Croatian presidency organises an informal high-level videoconference. Member states, together with representatives of the European Commission and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) review the state of play regarding the outbreak.
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HOME AFFAIR MINISTERS
5 June 2020
Home ministers discuss internal border controls and free movement of persons in the context of COVID-19
JUSTICE MINISTERS
- Measures in the field of justice
RESEARCH MINISTERS
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29 May 2020
Ministers draw lessons from COVID-19 crisis for future of research and innovation -
29 May 2020
Ministers discuss the role of space in the EU recovery -
7 April 2020
How to coordinate research on COVID-19- PRESS RELEASE
- Conclusions
- financing of European research and innovation projects
- sharing of scientific data and infrastructure among research and innovation centres
TRADE MINISTERS
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9 June 2020
EU trade ministers discuss COVID-19 pandemic implications for trade policy
TRANSPORT & TOURISM MINISTERS
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4 June 2020
A green and smart recovery for the transport sector -
25 May 2020
Council adopts relief measures for aviation and railways -
20 May 2020
Ministers discuss recovery measures for EU tourism sector -
30 March 2020
EU adopts slot waiver to help airlines-
Decisions
Suspension until 24 October 2020 the airport slot requirement -
Regulation 95/93 on common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports
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20 May 2020
Transport: Council adopts temporary flexibility for licences and port services -
20 March 2020
Ministers on suspending slot requirements to help airlines -
18 March 2020
EU member states join forces to keep priority traffic moving
YOUTH MINISTERS
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19 May 2020
Youth ministers discuss impact of COVID-19 on young people
TELECOMMUNICATIONS MINISTERS
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5 June 2020
EU ministers discuss digital priorities in the post COVID-19 recovery
3 - DECISIONS
9 June 2020
Council conclusions: shaping Europe’s digital future
8 June 2020
Team Europe global response to COVID-19: almost €36 billion mobilised
20 May 2020
Council adopts €3 billion assistance package for neighbouring partners
19 May 2020
EU adopts temporary scheme to support workers (SURE)
- Infographic - The EU’s emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Council adopts temporary support to mitigate unemployment risks in an emergency (press release, 19 May 2020)
- Video conference of economics and finance ministers, 19 May 2020
15 May 2020
EU brings home almost 600 000 EU citizens stranded abroad
15 May 2020
Eurogroup discusses priorities for the EU recovery
- Video conference of the Eurogroup, 15 May 2020
- Remarks by Mário Centeno following the Eurogroup videoconference of 15 May 2020
15 May 2020
Foreign affairs ministers discuss COVID-19 impact on the situation in Southern Neighbourhood and Middle East
15 May 2020
Council reaches political agreement on safety net for jobs and workers (SURE)
- SURE (Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency) is one of the three safety nets, worth €540 billion, for jobs and workers, businesses and member states, agreed by the Eurogroup and endorsed by EU leaders.
13 May 2020
EU agriculture and fisheries ministers discuss current and future measures to limit COVID-19 impact
- Infographic - COVID-19: EU support to agriculture and fisheries
- Video conference of agriculture and fisheries ministers, 13 May 2020
12 May 2020
Health ministers highlight importance of access to medicines within the COVID-19 context
8 May 2020
Eurogroup agrees deal on emergency financial support to euro area countries
- Eurogroup Statement on the Pandemic Crisis Support (press release, 8 May 2020)
- Remarks by Mário Centeno following the Eurogroup videoconference of 8 May 2020
- Video conference of the Eurogroup, 8 May 2020
8 May 2020
MES
Decided the conditions for the use of Credit line of max €240 billion
1-all ESM Members meet the eligibility requirements to receive support
2- commitment to use this credit line to support domestic financing of direct and indirect healthcare, cure and prevention related costs due to the COVID 19 crisis.
23 April 2020
FIRST EU ROADMAP
Council announce a Joint European Roadmap, which includes, from 1 June 2020:
- SURE plan with €100 billion
- MES with €200 billion
- BEI for PMI with €240 billion
and a - Recovery Fund to be prepared by EC in connection w/t MFF
15 April 2020
Joint European roadmap to lifting coronavirus containment measures (not binding for MS)
14 April 2020
Council adopts amended EU budget for 2020 for Fisheries
- PRESS RELEASE
- Regulation
- Decisions:
- Commitments have been increased overall by €3.57 billion and amount to €172.2 billion. Payments have been increased by €1.6 billion, reaching a total of €155.2 billion.
14 April 2020
Additional €3.1 billion available to tackle COVID-19 crisis (remaining money from this year's budget)
- PRESS RELEASE
- Decision
The additional budget will be used to:- purchase and distribute medical supplies, including protective gear and ventilators
- boost the production of testing kits
- build field hospitals
- transfer patients for treatment in other member states
- repatriate EU citizens stranded abroad
9 April 2020
Eurogroup puts forward €500 billion support package (to be confirmed by the European Council)
30 MARCH 2020
Measures for immediate release of cohesion funds (Unspent structural funds)
- PRESS RELEASE
- Regulation extending the scope of the EU Solidarity Fund
- Regulation concerning the Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative
- Decisions
. Release funding of €37 billion of cohesion money from the EU budget for tackling the COVID-19 crisis
. Of the total, about €8 billion will come from unspent pre-financing in 2019 under the structural funds.
. Another €29 billion will be disbursed early from allocations which would have been due later this year.
2 March 2020
Integrated Political Crisis Response
Council presidency escalates IPCR to full activation mode
28 January 2020
EU Council presidency activates IPCR in information sharing mode
4 - INTERNATIONAL SUMMITS
26 March 2020
G20 leaders hold extraordinary video conference on COVID-19 pandemic
16 March 2020
G7 leaders coordinate to address global crisis
