EU decides against emergency summit on omicron for now
ABC News
A European Union official says the bloc has decided against holding a special remote summit of EU leaders on the omicron coronavirus variant for the time being
BRUSSELS -- The European Union has decided against holding a special remote summit of the bloc's leaders on the omicron coronavirus variant for the time being, an official said Wednesday.
The EU's 27 health ministers will first assess the situation next Tuesday before it will be put to the leaders in the Dec. 16 regularly planned summit, an EU official said on condition of anonymity because the meeting hadn't been officially announced.
An emergency summit had been discussed for days, but it was tough to find a time slot for all the leaders. It was also unclear exactly what the leaders could decide while so much remained uncertain about the new variant that was first discovered in southern Africa.
The EU nations and the European Council will monitor the developments on a daily basis.
