THE QUESTION. After the agreement on an economic action plan applauded by all the finance ministers of the euro zone, Thursday evening, everyone sees noon at their door. “ We are and will remain opposed to eurobonds. We believe that this concept will not serve Europe or the Netherlands in the long term, "tweeted Dutchman Wopke Hoekstra, after almost collapsing the discussions two days earlier.
It was the Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte who had revived this old European sea snake, renamed "coronabonds". Despite the call of nine countries (France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Ireland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Slovenia), then joined by Cyprus and Malta, for the creation of such instruments, the option was not even taken discussed at the Eurogroup. Is this very controversial tool which would make it possible to borrow in common on a European scale to benefit from better conditions finally buried?
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CHECK. The subject is explosive in Europe. If a majority of members
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