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March 10, 2020 "We will use all available means to ensure that the European economy will sustain this storm": said the president of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, at the end of the extraordinary 27-hour summit by videoconference.

25 billion fund for employment, health systems and SMEs
The EU Commission will propose to create a 25 billion fund that will go "to support the health system, small and medium-sized enterprises, the labor market and the most vulnerable parts of the economy", affected by the coronavirus, announced the President of the Commission EU at the end of the extraordinary summit at 27 in videoconference. "I will propose to Parliament and the Council to free up € 7.5 billion of liquidity" from the EU funds, which will act as leverage to obtain the maximum capacity of the new fund.

Conte: EU adopts all the necessary tools
"From EU leaders broad support for the measures taken by Italy for the #coronavirus emergency. We must proceed with the utmost coordination. Europe adopts all the necessary tools to protect the health of its citizens and give breath to the economy". This was written by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Twitter after the conference call with the leaders of the EU Council.

From EU leaders broad support for the measures taken by Italy for the #coronavirus emergency. We must proceed with maximum coordination. Europe adopts all the necessary tools to protect the health of its citizens and restore breath to the economy pic.twitter.com/ce4MQNM1NO

- Giuseppe Conte (@GiuseppeConteIT) March 10, 2020