EU leaders are still divided over the size of the spending package to lift Europe’s economy out of a coronavirus-sparked slump
BRUSSELS—Negotiations among the European Union’s 27 leaders for recovery plans worth €1.8 trillion dragged into a fourth day on Monday, leading to tense exchanges and fears of a breakdown.
After three days of talks to agree a proposed spending package to lift Europe’s economy out of a coronavirus-sparked slump, EU leaders still hadn’t nailed down the size of the final plan, how much of it should be available in grants and some of the conditions attached.
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