BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Signs emerged that leaders of northern European Union countries were ready to commit to a € 1.8bn ($ 2bn) coronavirus stimulus plan on Monday as talks in Brussels they extended to a fourth day. European Council President Charles Michel (L) and European Commission President Ursula von der …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU leaders were making progress on Monday after three days of haggling over a plan to revive economies strangled by the COVID-19 pandemic, but Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte warned that discussions are still ongoing. they could fall apart. European Council President Charles Michel (L) and European …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU leaders found themselves at a standstill on Monday after three days of haggling over a plan to revive economies strangled by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the president of his summit nearly set a record he urged them to give one last push on “mission impossible”. European …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday accused world powers of ignoring inequality in global institutions, but said the coronavirus pandemic has created a “generational opportunity” to build a world. more egalitarian and sustainable. FILE PHOTO: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a Security Council meeting …
Read More »Viktor Orban says “the Dutchman” is responsible for the mess at the EU summit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Sunday that Dutch leader Mark Rutte was responsible for the impasse at a European Union summit, where leaders were due to haggle for the third day on a vast stimulus plan to their economies affected by the coronavirus. . Hungarian Prime …
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