Merkel Urges Germany to Support EU Stimulus to Counter Virus

Chancellor calls on German lawmakers to greenlight EU spending
Merkel says fast action needed to counter unprecedented slump

Angela Merkel speaks in Berlin on April 23.Photographer: Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images

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By Birgit Jennen

April 23, 2020 at 7:57 AM UTC

Updated on

April 23, 2020 at 8:40 AM UTC

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for a Europe-wide economic stimulus program to be financed by the European Union’s budget, making a national appeal that helping partners would be good for Germany.