European finance ministers reached agreement on a joint economic response to the coronavirus on Thursday. They found common ground with the Netherlands, which has blocked talks since Tuesday, we have learned from concordant sources.
“The meeting ended with the applause of the ministers,” the spokesperson for the president of the Eurogroup announced on Twitter. The French Minister of Finance, Bruno Le Maire, welcomed him an “excellent agreement” including “500 billion euros available immediately” and “a stimulus fund to come”.
Excellent agreement between European finance ministers on the economic response to <a target="_ blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Coronavirus? src = hash & ref_src = twsrc% 5Etfw “> # Coronavirus: 500 billion euros available immediately. A stimulus fund to come. Europe decides and is up to the severity of the crisis.
– Bruno Le Maire (@BrunoLeMaire) April 9, 2020
(ats / nxp)
Created: 09.04.2020, 10:45 p.m.
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