BRUSSELS (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 18th March, 2020) The summit of the European Council, scheduled to run from March 26-27 in Brussels, will be held in the format of a video conference and will focus on the developments around the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), European Council President Charles Michel said on Tuesday.
"I can confirm that the summit next week will be held as a video conference," Michel said at a press conference, adding that the participants of the conference will continue coordinating measures for containing COVID-19, which has been registered already in every European country.
Earlier on Tuesday, leaders of the European Union member states held a video conference on COVID-19, which resulted in an agreement to close external borders for 30 days.
