ECHO Daily Map of 18 May 2020

Published on May 18, 2020

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10 things the EU is doing to fight the coronavirus

May 18, 2020
1. Slowing the spread of the virusTo help limit the transmission of the virus in Europe and beyond, the EU has closed its external borders to non-essential travel, while ensuring essential goods keep moving across the EU through the introduction of green lanes. Additional resources are foreseen for the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, which provides rapid risk assessments and ep

Coronavirus: Commission boosts urgently needed research and innovation with additional €122 million

May 18, 2020
European Commission Press release Brussels, 19 May 2020 The Commission has mobilised another €122 million from Horizon 2020 for urgently needed research into the coronavirus. The new call contributes to the Commission's €1.4 billion pledge to the Coronavirus Global Response initiative, launched by President Ursula von der Leyen on 4 May 2020.