Merkel Urges ‘Massive’ EU Recovery Effort Amid Deep Divisions
- The German chancellor said an agreement is needed this summer
- European Council will offer a new recovery proposal next week
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel implored European Union governments to quickly come together to authorize a “massive” economic response to the global pandemic, even as an official warned that member states remain deeply divided on the existing stimulus proposal.
“Europe is in the most difficult situation of its history,” Merkel said on Thursday during a virtual press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. “There has to be an agreement during the summer -- I can’t imagine another outcome.”