Merkel Urges EU to Agree on Recovery Fund With Time Pressing
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Angela Merkel speaks about the German EU Council Presidency on July 3.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel said time is pressing for European Union member states to reach an agreement on an economic recovery plan.
“The path is a rocky one and will require much willingness and readiness to compromise from all sides,” Merkel told delegates in Germany’s upper house of parliament, the Bundesrat, as the country begins its six-month presidency of the European Union. “Considering the current state of the economy, time is pressing and every day counts,” and the goal is reach a deal before the summer break.