EU piles pressure on the Netherlands to unblock coronavirus response deal
FILE PHOTO: Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte addresses the Senate, the upper house of parliament, on the spread of coronavirus disease , in Rome, Italy, March 26, 2020 REUTERS/Alberto Lingria/File Photo
“If Europe fails to come up with a monetary and financial policy adequate for the biggest challenge since World War Two, not only Italians but European citizens will be deeply disappointed.”“If we do not seize the opportunity to put new life into the European project, the risk of failure is real,” Conte said.
On the European Stability Mechanism, the two clashed over conditions for accessing the money, a key element to be ironed out if there is to be a deal. Scholz had said on Wednesday that finance ministers had almost reached agreement “but not quite” and he hoped a deal would be struck before Easter.
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