Political leaders “underestimated” the magnitude of the danger posed by the coronavirus, the president of the European Commission admitted on Wednesday (March 18), as the EU shut its borders. “I think that all of us who are not experts initially underestimated the coronavirus,” Ursula von der Leyen told Germany’s Bild ...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wants the European Union to put in place a 30-day ban on people entering the bloc unless their travel is essential, in an effort to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. On the eve of an EU summit via video conference, Von ...
