Coronavirus: Eurogroup relaunches talks on divisive economic aid
12 April 2020 |
2:30 pm
Finance ministers from the 19 members of the eurozone are re-launching their contentious discussions over how to protect the economy from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown. The debate has largely pitted Germany and the Netherlands against France, Italy, and Spain - with some warning that a failure to act could threaten the bloc's future.
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