Merkel: 'Citizens fear for the economy, we need to help them'

 "Our European economy has been severely shaken, millions of jobs have been lost, citizens have experienced the fear of their economic survival and now they need our support": German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the EU Parliament, stressing that "stopping the production chain had a very high price". "The EU can only be strengthened by the crisis if it is willing to seek common solutions, if it is willing to understand the perspective of the other. We will be stronger than before if we strengthen the vision and sense of community, nobody leaves alone from crisis ", said Angela Merkel underlining that" The common goal is to find an agreement quickly "on the Recovery fund" because we all have a warning before our eyes: the abyss of the economic crisis, we cannot waste time, I hope that will come to an agreement by the summer, but a compromise is needed ", remembering that" everyone is called to put themselves in the other's shoes ". "In many member states some countries were waiting to use this crisis for their ends." The German chancellor reiterated. By closing the door to "nationalisms" and invoking "joint action, our Europe can be preserved"