The EU condemns the unilateral decision of the US authorities to ban Europeans from entering the country amid the coronavirus outbreak, AP reported.

In a joint statement by EU Council President Charles Michel and the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the two said the coronavirus pandemic is a “global crisis, not limited to any continent and it requires cooperation rather than unilateral action.”

“The European Union disapproves of the fact that the U.S. decision to improve a travel ban was taken unilaterally and without consultation,” they said.