"Can you hear me?" Video conferencing complicates EU coordination


  • World
  • Tuesday, 24 Mar 2020

FILE PHOTO: European Council President Charles Michel is seen on screen during a conference call with European leaders on Coronavirus, COVID-19, at the European Council, Brussels, Belgium March 10, 2020. Stephanie Leqocq/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's decision-making process is being sorely tested by video conferencing during the coronavirus pandemic, EU officials say, with one calling it a "catastrophe".

A virtual meeting of EU foreign ministers on Monday was punctuated by technical problems, speakers who were unsure if they could be heard and a lack of translators.

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