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The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3: On Tuesday afternoon, President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a joint press conference at the White House. During his address, President Biden said, “[Russian President Vladimir] Putin is banking on the United States failing to deliver for Ukraine. We must prove him wrong.” Catie Edmondson of The New York Time writes: “As Biden speaks, a bipartisan group of senators, congressional aides, and administration officials are meeting in the Capitol to try to broker an impasse on immigration talks, in an effort to unlock new funding for Ukraine. But time is rapidly running out: Congress is set to leave Washington at the end of this week.” You can read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/12/12/us/zelensky-biden-visit/9569688b-07da-59f1-b5a5-e4cbf1cf302e?smid=url-share President Joe Biden briefly took questions from the press following his Tuesday address on Ukraine. Zolan Kanno-Youngs of The New York Times notes, “As Biden answers a question about Ukraine's struggling counteroffensive, he looks down frequently at what appears to be a prepared answer. The White House was anticipating this question.” You can read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/12/12/us/zelensky-biden-visit/5af66903-f6ce-5e12-9fb7-23b6815670e9?smid=url-share Is an agreement between Republicans and Democrats to fund Ukraine, Israel, and the U.S. Southern Border right around the corner? Karoun Demirjian of The New York Times reports, “As Zelensky and Biden addressed the public, Senate negotiators claimed to have made progress toward a deal on funding Ukraine's war while stepping up domestic border security. ‘We made substantive progress,' Senator Kyrsten Sinema, independent of Arizona, told reporters, after exiting a closed-door meeting with Senate negotiators and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, as well as staffers for Senate leaders and the White House. Senator Chris Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, also told reporters that ‘we made progress' toward a deal.” You can read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/12/12/us/zelensky-biden-visit/601d38d0-782a-5ecf-86a3-62692c831c44?smid=url-share

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Joe Biden take part in a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House.

We spoke about the latest out of Arden St after Sam McClure attended this morning's press conference.

Joint Press Conference of Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres and the Prime-Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Natalia Gavrilița."(...) On 9 May, of all days, we remember that dialogue and cooperation based on mutual respect are the bedrock of peace and security, in Europe and around the world.I congratulate the Republic of Moldova on the thirtieth anniversary of joining the United Nations and thank you for your contributions and strong partnership in areas including peacekeeping, sustainable development, gender equality, climate change and I could go on and on. Despite the difficult and indeed tragic circumstances of my visit, I have already experienced the hospitality that is a hallmark of your country. I thank you for extending that hospitality to the 100,000 Ukrainian refugees staying in Moldova – an increase of almost 4 percent of your population.Moldova may not be the largest or wealthiest country in Europe, but its tremendous humanity and generosity are clear for all to see.I witnessed the horrific humanitarian catastrophe in Ukraine for myself. But by standing in solidarity with Ukrainians, Moldova, together with other neighbouring countries have mounted a highly effective response to the regional refugee crisis.I also welcome the steps Moldova and other neighbouring countries are taking to protect refugees against human trafficking, gender-based violence, and other forms of abuse.The United Nations is supporting refugees, displaced people and host communities both inside and outside Ukraine. So far, more than 200 partners – mostly national NGOs – have reached more than 5.4 million people inside the country with aid including food, shelter, blankets, medicines and water.But obviously, this is not enough. We need to do much more. We are working to double our reach in some areas over the coming months. Everywhere, our operations in Ukraine focus on the most vulnerable: children, women, elderly people and those with disabilities.Here in Moldova, and I have to say that it was not easy for the UN to readapt to a humanitarian crisis in Europe, Here, we do not have refugee camps. Refugees live with the families of Moldovans. Here, we don't have the traditional forms of humanitarian support in crisis areas of the developing world, in fragile states. So it took some time to fully organize our work and to fully correspond to the needs of cooperation that Moldova expects in relation to the UN. But now, we are doing everything we can in order to scale up our programs and in particular the most effective of those programs, cash assistance – because we must trust that people know what their needs are. We aim to support over 90,000 refugees and 55,000 Moldovan hosts, in coordination with the Government and other partners.So far, 12 Member States have joined the EU Solidarity Platform and made pledges to transfer Ukrainian refugees from Moldova.I encourage others to demonstrate joint responsibility and solidarity by joining this initiative.Moldova is a small country with a big heart.But its resources are limited.The United Nations and our partner organizations can only support governments to meet the needs of everyone affected by this war if our two humanitarian appeals for $2.25 billion inside Ukraine and $1.85 billion for the refugee response are fully funded.I urge all countries to give generously. In global terms, these are minuscule sums.I also urge all countries to consider upgrading their economic partnership with Moldova, and to support opportunities for its young women and men.The war is having a devastating impact on the Moldovan economy, with supply chains broken and fuel and food prices rising fast.For its European Union neighbours, massive solidarity with Moldova is not a matter of generosity, it is a matter of enlightened self-interest.Many young Moldovans are considering leaving or have already left. While many remain active in support of their country from outside, Moldova needs peace for the sake of these dynamic young agents of change, who have so much to offer.I am speaking from personal knowledge of this subject, as one of my own youth climate advisors, Vladislav Kaim, is from Moldova. Our United Nations Country Team in Moldova will continue to do its best to support the Government and people throughout these serious challenges.But above all, I want to thank Moldova for its generosity and solidarity, for its steadfast support for peace and multilateral solutions, and for its example of humanity. Thank you very much".

In their final episode for 2021, Allan and Darren kick things off by discussing President Biden's “Summit for Democracy”. Having debated the merits of democracy as a foreign policy organising principle in Episode 77, they now ask: was the actual summit a net positive, despite controversies prior to and during proceedings? It seems clear Beijing was displeased, but Allan and Darren partially disagree on whether a “competition of systems” is the right frame to understand these dynamics. Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken rolled out the Biden administration's much-anticipated Indo-Pacific Strategy – but was there much there? Next up, PM Scott Morrison hosted South Korea's President Moon Jae-in, the first visit of a foreign leader to Australia since borders closed. Was this a significant visit, and was it more about geopolitics, or economics? How much scope is there for cooperation between Australia and South Korea? Third, Australia does appear to be participating in a political boycott of the Beijing Olympics, but PM Morrison's announcement of this decision was rather unorthodox. What's going on, and can such boycotts be effective? Darren is interested in how the case of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai is elevating public visibility of human rights issues, creating extra pressure on Beijing, and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), as the February games approach. Finally, both the Olympic boycott and, prior to that, the momentous AUKUS decision were not announced to the public with speeches or formal statements. Is this a growing trend in the public articulation of Australian foreign policy? Does it matter? Best wishes for the holiday season to all, we'll be back in 2022! Relevant links US Department of State, “Summit for Democracy”: https://www.state.gov/further-information-the-summit-for-democracy/#Summit “Joe Biden's Summit for Democracy is not all that democratic”, The Economist, 6 December 2021: https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/12/06/joe-bidens-summit-for-democracy-is-not-all-that-democratic Humeyra Pamuk and Michael Martina, David Brunnstrom, “The curious case of a map and a disappearing Taiwan minister at U.S. democracy summit”, Reuters, 13 December 2021: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/curious-case-map-disappearing-taiwan-minister-us-democracy-summit-2021-12-12/ Scott Morrison, “Virtual address: Summit for democracy”, 11 December 2021: https://www.pm.gov.au/media/virtual-address-summit-democracy Jessica Brandt, tweet regarding Hamilton 2.0 dashboard data on Chinese mentions of democracy summit, 13 December 2021: https://twitter.com/jessbrandt/status/1470432173199134722 Mareike Ohlberg and Bonnie Glaser, “Why China Is Freaking Out Over Biden's Democracy Summit”, Foreign Policy, 10 December 2021: https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/12/10/china-response-biden-democracy-summit/ National Security Podcast, “How the Chinese Communist Party sees China's place in the world”, 9 December 2021: https://www.policyforum.net/national-security-podcast-how-the-chinese-communist-party-sees-chinas-place-in-the-world/ Xi Jinping, “What's the fundamental reason for China's growing strength? in Governance of China: https://www.cgtn.com/how-china-works/news/2021-05-05/What-s-the-fundamental-reason-for-China-s-growing-strength--ZZS93ixp2E/share.html Lowy Institute Poll, “Democracy”: https://poll.lowyinstitute.org/themes/democracy/ Secretary Blinken's Remarks on a Free and Open Indo-Pacific, Fact Sheet, US Department of State, 13 December 2021: https://www.state.gov/fact-sheet-secretary-blinkens-remarks-on-a-free-and-open-indo-pacific/ PM Morrison and President Moon, Joint Press Conference transcript, 13 December 2021: https://www.pm.gov.au/media/press-conference-canberra-act-32 Stephen Dziedzic, “Is South Korean President Moon Jae-in's visit more about geopolitics or commerce?”, ABC News, 14 December 2021: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-14/south-korea-president-moon-jae-in-visit-analysis/100699582 Scott Morrison, Press Conference, Penshurst NSW, 8 December 2021: https://www.pm.gov.au/media/press-conference-penshurst-nsw Li Yuan, “Its Human Rights Record in Question, China Turns to an Old Friend”, New York Times, 14 December 2021: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/14/business/china-olympics-peng-shuai-samaranch.html “Beijing Winter Olympics boycott is insignificant, says Macron”, BBC News, 9 December 2021: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59599063 Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks: Time and How to Use it, Penguin: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/four-thousand-weeks-9781847924018 Olivia Rodrigo, Good 4 U: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byfiQA8HRaE Sufjan Stevens, Once in Royal David's City: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwsLARZN6ro

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As people of kashmir still await support and attention from rest of the world living under a curfew for nearly 50 days today's meeting and press conference was eagerly awaited by many around the world. both leaders seem to get on very well and am very optimistic about the outcome of these efforts made by PM imran khan to highlight the kashmir issue.

06-30-2019 - President Trump South Koreas President Moon participate in joint press conference - audio - English

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03-20-2019 - Benjamin Netanyahu - Mike Pompeo hold a joint press conference - audio - English

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03-19-2019 - President Trump Participates in a Joint Press Conference with the President of Brazil - audio - English

03-19-2019 - President Trump Participates in a Joint Press Conference with the President of Brazil - audio - English This is Chiki & Bella 2019, enjoy it.

In this episode, Indy & Abe is joined by Katie from The Patriotic Journal, live look in at President Trump's Joint Press Conference with the President of Brazil and news headlines. 2019 Copyrights Indy & Abe. All Rights Reserved.

11-09-2018 - Secretaries Pompeo and Mattis Hold Joint Press Conference on US-China Relations - audio - English

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On 19 July 2022, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, received the visit of Edi Rama, Albanian Prime Minister, Petr Fiala, Czech Prime Minister, and Dimitar Kovačevski, Prime Minister of North Macedonia, at the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium.The European Union recently started accession negotiations with Albania and Northern Macedonia, a step delayed due to the war in Ukraine.This video shows the statements to the press conference given by Ursula von der Leyen, Edi Rama, Petr Fiala and Dimitar Kovačevski. 

Press conference by Zdeněk NEKULA, Minister of Agriculture of the Czech Republic and Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI, European Commissioner for Agriculture

On 19 July 2022, Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of a stronger Europe in the World, attended the eighteenth Cooperation Council meeting between the European Union and the Republic of Azerbaijan chaired by Jeyhun Bayramov, Azerbaijani Minister for Foreign Affairs, in Brussels.The purpose of the meeting was to review the overall state of EU-Azerbaijan relations and to discuss mutual interest for a future partnership, including the EU's efforts to diversify its energy resources.This video shows a joint press conference given by the two officials on this occasion.

On 22 July 2022, Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, travelled to Prague, Czechia, where she participated in the Informal meeting of competitiveness ministers with Vladimír Balaš, Czech Minister for Education, Youth and Sports. Following the Presidency Conference on Synergies in the Research and Innovation Funding in Europe, which took place in Prague on 7 - 8 July 2022, the Informal meeting was focused on the debates concerning the synergies in research and innovation funding, such as the Horizon Europe, the European Regional Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund. Furthermore, the European Ministers responsible for research agenda also discussed the current state of affairs in the fields of research and innovation in response to the Russian military aggression in Ukraine. This video shows the press conference given by Mariya Gabriel and Vladimír Balaš following the meeting.

On 26 July 2022, Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy, attended the Extraordinary Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Energy) meeting in Brussels, Belgium. The meeting, chaired by Jozef Síkela, Czech Minister for Industry and Trade, focused on security of energy supply in the EU and further measures to be taken ahead of next winter as security of energy supply in the EU is at further risk of deteriorating in the wake of the Russian aggression on Ukraine.Ministers reached a political agreement on a voluntary reduction of natural gas demand by 15% for this winter, in order to save gas to prepare for possible disruptions of gas supplies from Russia. The regulation foresees the possibility for the Council to trigger a ‘Union Alert' on security of supply, in which case the gas demand reduction would become mandatory. Ministers also exchanged views on the energy situation in Europe in the context of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine. They also exchanged views on the national measures and contingency plans, as well as on further short-term actions to strengthen EU's security of energy supply and the initiatives of the "Save gas for a safe winter" package presented by the Commission on 20 July 2022. They also discussed the EU's energy cooperation with Ukraine with German Galushchenko, Ukrainian Minister for Energy.This video shows the press conference held by Jozef Síkela and Kadri Simson.

On 26 July 2022, Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy, attended the Extraordinary Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Energy) meeting in Brussels, Belgium. The meeting, chaired by Jozef Síkela, Czech Minister for Industry and Trade, focused on security of energy supply in the EU and further measures to be taken ahead of next winter as security of energy supply in the EU is at further risk of deteriorating in the wake of the Russian aggression on Ukraine.Ministers reached a political agreement on a voluntary reduction of natural gas demand by 15% for this winter, in order to save gas to prepare for possible disruptions of gas supplies from Russia. The regulation foresees the possibility for the Council to trigger a ‘Union Alert' on security of supply, in which case the gas demand reduction would become mandatory. Ministers also exchanged views on the energy situation in Europe in the context of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine. They also exchanged views on the national measures and contingency plans, as well as on further short-term actions to strengthen EU's security of energy supply and the initiatives of the "Save gas for a safe winter" package presented by the Commission on 20 July 2022. They also discussed the EU's energy cooperation with Ukraine with German Galushchenko, Ukrainian Minister for Energy.This video shows the press conference held by Jozef Síkela, German Galushchenko and Kadri Simson following the meeting.

Press conference by Mette FREDERIKSEN, Danish Prime MinisterKaja KALLAS, Estonian Prime MinisterSanna MARIN, Finnish Prime MinisterKrišjanis KARIŅŠ, Latvian Prime MinisterGitanas NAUSĖDA, President of Lithuania Mateusz MORAWIECKI, Polish Prime MinisterUrsula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commission

On 19 May 2022, Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, President of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), and Emil Boc, Mayor of Cluj-Napoca, gave a joint press conference following their meeting with key regional actors from politics, the innovation sector and academia to pay tribute to the Transylvania region and its "Cluj Way", Cluj-Napoca being highly regarded as a city that combines knowledge economy and citizens' participation. On this occasion, they also opened the Innowave Summit Cluj, one of the most important high-tech and innovation focused conferences in Southeast Europe.This video shows their entire joint press conference in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Press conference by Jan LIPAVSKÝ, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Olivér VÁRHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement and Dimitar KOVAČEVSKI, Prime Minister of North Macedonia

Joint press conference by - Paschal DONOHOE, President of the Eurogroup - Paolo GENTILONI,  European Commissioner for Economy

On 25 January 2021, Maria do Céu Antunes, Portuguese Minister for Agriculture, and Janusz Wojciechowski, European Commissioner for Agriculture, gave a joint press conference following the informal video conference of Ministers for Agriculture and Fisheries, held remotely from Brussels, Belgium, and Lisbon, Portugal, due to the coronavirus context.On this occasion, ministers touched upon guidance on the start of the formal bilateral EU-UK consultations on setting definite fishing opportunities for 2021 and for some stocks for 2022, the impact and perspectives of the latest trade developments on EU's agricultural sector and the current state of play regarding the interinstitutional negotiations of the post-2020 Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) reform package.This video shows the online joint press conference followed by a questions/answers session with Janusz Wojciechowski and Maria do Céu Antunes.

On 29 January 2021, Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice, attended the Informal videoconference of Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs chaired by Francisca Van Dunem, Portuguese Minister for Justice.During the Council, the EU Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs exchanged views on three main areas: protection of vulnerable adults in Europe, criminal law and protection of intellectual property rights, as well as the digitalization of justice.This video shows a press conference given by the two Officials following the Council meeting. 

Joint press conference with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo Avdullah Hoti

Joint press conference by Aleksandar VUČIĆ, President of Serbia, and Olivér VÁRHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement

Joint press conference by Edi RAMA, Albanian Prime Minister, and Olivér VÁRHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement

Joint press conference by - Olaf SCHOLZ, German Federal Minister of Finance - Valdis DOMBROVSKIS,  Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of an Economy that works for People and for Trade (designate) 

Joint press conference by - Peter ALTMAIER, German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy - Kadri SIMSON, European Commissioner for Energy (online)

Joint press conference by - Svenja SCHULZE, German Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety - Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS,  European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries

Joint press conference by - Julia KLÖCKNER, German Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection - Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS,  European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries

On 14 December 2020, Janusz Wojciechowski, European Commissioner for Agriculture, attended the 3781st meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council chaired by Julia Klöckner, German Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture, in Brussels, Belgium.During the Council meeting, the EU Ministers kicked off negotiations on the three regulations fixing fishing opportunities for 2021 in certain areas of Atlantic and North Sea, Mediterranean and Black Seas as well as for certain deep-sea stocks (the latter also for 2022). They also approved Council conclusions on an EU-wide animal welfare label. Finally, 23 member states supported presidency conclusions on front-of-pack nutrition labelling, nutrient profiles and origin labelling.This video shows a joint press conference given by Janusz Wojciechowski and Julia Klöckner on this occasion.

On 14 December 2020, Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy, attended the videoconference of Ministers for Energy - meeting n°VC-ENERGY-141220 chaired by Peter Altmaier, German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy. During the meeting, the EU Ministers held an exchange of views on Energy system integration. Under any other business, the Commission presented Ministers with information on recent developments in the field of external energy relations. Lithuania informed Ministers about the commissioning of the Ostravets nuclear power plant in Belarus and its coherence with the implementation of nuclear safety recommendations. Finally, the incoming Portuguese Presidency presented its work programme for the first half of 2021.This video shows the press conference given by Kadri Simson and Peter Altmaier on this occasion. 

Press conference by - Heiko MAAS, German Foreign Affairs Minister - Josep BORRELL FONTELLES,  High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of a stronger Europe in the World - Felipe SOLA, Argentinian Foreign Affairs Minister

On 2 February 2021, Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, participated in the launch of Horizon Europe programme, together with Manuel Heitor, Portuguese Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education, and President in office of the Council of the EU.The “Horizon Europe” programme has a budget of around €95 billion for research and innovation all over Europe from 2021-2027.“Horizon Europe” is the ninth European framework programme for research and innovation, following on from the “Horizon 2020” programme (2014-2020), and will be the biggest programme ever undertaken in Europe. Its launch by the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU is being promoted along with a mobilisation process for all of Europe, in conjunction with structural funds and, particularly, with the national recovery and resilience plans of each Member State in preparation for the “Next Generation EU, 2021-26” programme. "Horizon Europe" is thus based on three terms of reference: 1. Scientific excellence 2. Global challenges and European industrial competitiveness 3. Innovative and inclusive Europe.This video shows the press conference given by Manuel Heitor and Mariya Gabriel on this occasion.

Joint press conference by Zoran ZAEV, Prime Minister of North Macedonia and Olivér VÁRHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement

Online press conference by Tomislav Družak, Secretary of State for Sport of Croatia, and Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth

On 4 June 2020, Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice, attended the Videoconference of Ministers for Justice - Meeting n°VC-MJ-040620 chaired by Dražen Bošnjaković, Croatian Minister for Justice. During the meeting, Ministers discussed the proposed regulation on the law applicable to the third-party effects of assignments of claims. They also exchanged views on the issue of extradition of EU citizens to third countries. The Fundamental Rights Agency, Eurojust, the European Judicial Network and the Commission provided an overview of the state of play as regards the impact of COVID-19 on the EU area of justice. The Presidency also reported on the EU-US Justice and Home Affairs ministerial videoconference, which took place on 28 May. The incoming German presidency presented its work programme, which will focus on how to ensure resilience and trust in EU justice systems, access to justice, victims rights, digitalisation and artificial intelligence, disinformation and hate speech. Work will continue on ongoing legislative proposals, including e-evidence, and the setting up of EPPO. The Commission informed ministers in writing of the state of play in the setting up of the European Public Prosecutors Office (EPPO) and the ongoing international negotiations regarding e-evidence.

On 4 June 2020, Adina Vălean, European Commissioner for Transport, attended the videoconference of Ministers for Transport - Meeting n°VC-TTE-040620 chaired by Oleg Butković, Croatian Minister for Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure. During the meeting, the EU Ministers for Transport discussed the future of the transport sector in the EU and the need for a sustainable and digital recovery of the sector. Ministers pointed out the necessity to ensure the full recovery and viability of the transport sector in the medium and longer term. Any additional measures for the greening, digitalisation and liberalisation of the transport sector, including measures to promote the uptake of alternative fuels and renewable energy, should be based on a sustainable, efficient and digital approach, whilst considering social, health and economic aspects. Furthermore, Ministers recognized the need for a continued coordination within the sector in order to achieve harmonization and uniform application of the various COVID-19-related measures in order to achieve minimization of health risks, non-discrimination and a level playing field between transport operators in the EU, continuation of free movement of essential goods in the Union, cross-sectoral coordination of the measures proposed in the Tourism and Transport package and restoration of the citizens' trust in transport operations.