BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders failed to agree on a massive stimulus fund to revive their coronavirus-affected economies on Saturday after two days of tense negotiations, but extended their summit for another day to try to overcome their differences. When the 27 leaders returned to their hotels after a …
Read More »EU extends summit until Sunday after deadlock over COVID recovery plan
BRUSSELS / WARSAW (Reuters) – European Union leaders failed to agree on a massive stimulus fund to revive their coronavirus-affected economies on Saturday after two days of tense negotiations, but extended their summit for another day to try to resolve their differences. When the 27 leaders returned to their hotels …
Read More »EU nations stuck in tense coronavirus recovery summit
WARSAW / ROME (Reuters) – A clash between EU leaders at a summit in Brussels on Saturday threatened to derail plans for a massive stimulus fund to bring their economies hit by the coronavirus to life. “We are at a dead end now. It is more complex than expected, “Italian …
Read More »Millions of Catalans urged to stay home as coronavirus cases jump
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Catalonia on Friday urged some four million people, including Barcelona residents, to stay home, in a major tightening of their response to an increase in coronavirus cases. People sit inside a bar, after the regional authorities of Catalonia and the city council announced restrictions to contain the …
Read More »Dutch welcome new ideas on EU recovery fund, but are far
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The Dutch welcomed new proposals for a massive EU stimulus fund on Saturday in a second day of negotiations between the bloc’s leaders, though a final deal on how to revive growth stifled by the pandemic of coronavirus remained away. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte speaks with …
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