The Limited Times

Now you can see non-English news...

Corona virus: “moment of truth” for Europe? - Macron deals against Germany

2020-04-17T14:58:15.243Z


The corona virus poses major challenges across Europe. The situation is particularly devastating in Spain and France. Overview of all news.


The corona virus poses major challenges across Europe. The situation is particularly devastating in Spain and France. Overview of all news.

  • Europe has been hard hit by the corona virus *.
  • Every day people become infected and die from Covid-19 .
  • France, among other things, criticizes Germany for lack of solidarity.

Paris - Europe is badly hit by the Corona * crisis. The virus poses a huge challenge for the countries. In Italy in particular, medical personnel are fighting at the limit every day, the health system is overloaded. The current situation is also critical in Spain, France and Great Britain. Thousands of people died of Covid-19 *, new infections are registered every day. 

While the situation continues to deteriorate and also has serious economic consequences, France also criticizes Germany. The first German state, however, introduced a mandatory mouth protection. 

Coronavirus crisis: Europe before "moment of truth"

French President Emmanuel Macron believes that political Europe is at a "moment of truth" in the face of the corona pandemic * . It will now be decided "whether the European Union is a political project or just an economic project. I think it is a political project," Macron told the Financial Times on Thursday . The focus would be on "human factors" such as solidarity, on which the economy must also orientate itself.

+

Emmanuel Macron speaks of a "moment of truth" regarding the Corona crisis.

© AFP / YOAN VALAT

Macron warned that a lack of solidarity could give populists power. These could use decisions for their purposes. "They will say: These people do not protect the population in the crisis, they will not protect them afterwards, they are not in solidarity with you," he said.

Corona virus in Europe: Macron's swipe at Germany

Macron also advocated the costs of European solidarity in the corona crisis * . This was apparently aimed at Germany and the Netherlands, which are pushing against common bonds, so-called euro or corona bonds.

"They are for Europe when it comes to exporting the goods they produce to you. They are for Europe when it means that your workers come by and produce the auto parts that we no longer manufacture at home. But they are not for Europe when it comes to sharing the burden. "

Meanwhile, laboratory accusations against China are growing. A ZDF report raised serious suspicions. 

mbr

Rubric list picture: © AFP / PATRICK HERTZOG

Source: merkur

All news articles on 2020-04-17

You may like

Trends 24h

News/Politics 2024-03-28T06:04:53.137Z

Latest

© Communities 2019 - Privacy

The information on this site is from external sources that are not under our control.
The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.