European Union lawmakers are expected on Thursday to approve emergency funds to ...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a special session of the European Parliament to approve special measures to soften the sudden economic impact of coronavirus disease , in Brussels, Belgium March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
It will be the European Parliament’s first ever remote vote following the suspension of sessions at headquarters due to the risk of coronavirus transmission. Only a handful of lawmakers gathered in a Brussels plenary chamber with the rest of more than 700 MEPs scattered under lockdown across Europe. Wearing white, latex protective gloves, she called on the chamber to vote into law a special 37-billion-euro fund to allow the 27 member states to spend more to prop up their economies.
The assembly is also due to green-light the suspension of a rule requiring airlines to run most of their scheduled services or else forfeit their landing slots - a move to give carriers some breathing space during the coronavirus pandemic.
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