Top court rules Germany can participate in EU COVID fund
By DW
07 December 2022 |
5:10 am
Judges have ruled that Germany should be able to take part in the EU's €750-billion COVID-19 reconstruction fund. The court rejected two complaints that participation hands too much power from Berlin to Brussels.
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