“No single country will be left behind in this crisis” says EU Commissioner for Internal Market
“Not one single country on the planet has been prepared, fully prepared, for this kind of crisis. No one.”
Those were the words of the man at the heart of the EU’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic, EU Commissioner for Internal Market, Thierry Breton.
COVID-19 is stretching Europe to its limits, exposing the bloc’s weaknesses and straining solidarity between members.
Vital medical equipment has been running out, critical supply chains have been disrupted and hundreds of thousands of people have lost their jobs, bringing businesses and industry to their knees.
Europe was caught off guard by the crisis, but now, says Breton, it’s getting a battle plan in place.
In an interview with Euronews, he also said, “no single country will be left behind in this crisis.”
Working w/ #industry & Member States to ↗️ production of protective equipment for patients & 👩⚕️👨⚕️
🔛joint 🇪🇺#procurement successfully secured offers notably for #masks and #gloves
Joining forces is the only way to beat #coronavirus spread
#EUSolidarityhttps://t.co/SDcZGsITBR
— Thierry Breton (@ThierryBreton) March 24, 2020
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