The next six months promise to be complicated for Michael Clauss and his collaborators. Since 1 July, Germany has held the Presidency of the Council of the EU and the German Ambassador to the EU, Mr. Clauss, will coordinate the Presidency until December. With the Coronavirus crisis, Brexit and the negotiations on medium-term funding for the EU, its agenda and that of its employees are extremely busy.
DIE WELT. - Ambassador, are you looking forward to the next six months?
Michael CLAUSS. - Yes, I welcome the challenge this semester represents, even if the task promises to be difficult.
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Physical encounters will be limited due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
This is indeed a matter of great concern to us. At the start of the Coronavirus crisis, the Croatian EU Presidency had to space out the assemblies, keeping less than 10% of the sessions on a normal schedule. The capacities of the rooms constitute the main pitfall:
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