Merkel Calls for Agreement on EU Fund Before Summer Break

German chancellor makes plea for greater solidarity in Europe
Merkel says no country can survive ‘alone and isolated’

Angela Merkel speaks in the Bundestag in Berlin, on June 18.
Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

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By Patrick Donahue and Arne Delfs

June 18, 2020 at 7:28 AM UTC

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June 18, 2020 at 10:00 AM UTC

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Chancellor Angela Merkel called for a deal before the summer break to help pull the European Union out of the worst recession since World War II, urging the bloc’s leaders to show solidarity to fight the coronavirus crisis.