Agnes Buzyn minimizes the threat and believes that “the risks of spreading the virus in the population are very low."

Olivier Véran says: "There is no reason to close the borders".

Emmanuel Macron calls not to "give in" to "nationalist withdrawal" and declares: "the virus has no borders". He totally rejects the closing of national borders, a measure that will be adopted by all of our neighbors over the next few days. 

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warns against "closing the borders", a common sense solution adopted supremely by many Member States.

In the midst of the COVID crisis19, the European Union gives the green light to the opening of negotiations for the adhesion of North Macedonia and Albania.

Mauro Ferrari, President of the European Research Council (ERC), resigns from the main scientific organization of the European Union.

Emmanuel Macron said in Le Point: "I refuse to recommend wearing the mask for everyone and the government has never done so."

Despite the health crisis and calls to relocate activity, the European Union and Mexico have concluded negotiations for a new free trade agreement.

European Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan admits in an interview with Le Monde that “in the health sector, we were not prepared. We had neither production capacity nor stocks. We found ourselves dependent on China, South Korea and India.

Emmanuel Macron declares that "we have never been in rupture" (of masks).

Based on a biased study from The Lancet, Olivier Véran, Minister of Health, rushes to ban treatment with hydroxychloroquine.