On 13 March 2020, the European Commission issued a release on a coordinated response to counter the economic impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19). This includes that the Commission will use all the instruments at its disposal to mitigate the consequences of the pandemic, in particular:
- to ensure the necessary supplies to our health systems by preserving the integrity of the Single Market and of production and distribution of value chains;
- to support people so that income and jobs are not af…