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France attempts mediation to break the anti-coronabond front in Europe

2020-04-02T18:36:27.365Z


Bruno Le Maire offers an exceptional European reconstruction fund for the post-crisis period, in order to materialize the calls for solidarity in the fight against the coronavirus.


"Siamo con voi!" On a full page, the German tabloid Bild proclaims its solidarity with the Italian people. After a week of exchanging bird names, would Europeans be in the mood for compromise? Two days earlier, it was Dutch finance minister Wopke Hoekstra who regretted his own 'lack of empathy' for Italy when he last week called on the European Commission to investigate the absence of budgetary margins in southern countries hit hard by the coronavirus. An attitude accused of “repugnant” and “mean” by the Portuguese Prime Minister, Antonio Costa. The tension had even brought out Jacques Delors, 94, a statue of the Commander of European construction, from his retirement to warn of a "mortal danger" for the Union.

Read also: Coronabonds in Europe: Angela Merkel confined to a standstill

Failing to reach an agreement at a video summit eight days ago, the 27 heads of state and government had instructed their finance ministers to bring solutions by here

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Source: lefigaro

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