The "European Green Deal" is the flagship climate and economic policy of commission chief Ursula von der Leyen's mandate, but it has already run into fire from some coal-hungry member states.
On Monday, populist Czech premier Andrej Babis said "Europe should forget about the Green Deal now and focus on the coronavirus instead."
But a European Commission spokeswoman, Vivian Loonela, told reporters that, while Brussels is following the epidemic "hour by hour" the Green Deal is still a parallel priority.
And, speaking on condition of anonymity, a European Commission official went further, insisting efforts would continue to enshrine the climate friendly growth plan in EU law.
"The climate crisis is still a reality, and necessitates our continued attention and efforts," the source said.
"This is one of the very reasons why we presented the climate law: to avoid that climate action, a generational task, is obfuscated by more pressing and immediate challenges."
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