Council chief: EU summit 'without Angela is like Rome without Vatican, Paris without Eiffel tower'; Obama sends video tribute; German chancellor warns of bloc's future challenges

Bloc reaches consensus on 'historic' fund for countries hit hardest by the pandemic; summit was supposed to last 2 days but extended due to disagreements

Council, European Commission presidents insist coronavirus pandemic is a 'global crisis, not limited to any continent and it requires cooperation rather than unilateral action'