January 5th, local time, European Council President Michelle said at a press conference that the EU is still not out of the coronavirus crisis, and the distribution of vaccines among EU member states is also a huge challenge.
Michelle said that the EU video summit will be held again before the end of January this year to continue to explore how to deal with the crisis and control the epidemic.
Michelle and Portuguese Prime Minister Costa believe that during Portugal’s presidency of the European Council of Ministers in the first half of 2021, the EU has three major priorities in the fight against the epidemic: first, to combat climate change and digital transformation as the two main lines to implement the economic recovery plan
and the other is to solve the EU Third, the social dimension of the country is to build the EU’s strategic autonomy at the global level and develop partnerships with Asia-Pacific countries, African countries and transatlantic countries.Michelle said that multilateralism is the key to addressing global challenges.
Costa also believes that the anti-protectionist EU will still face the world in an open attitude.