German Chancellor Angela Merkel, second from right, speaks with from left, Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during a meeting on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels this month. Photo: AP German Chancellor Angela Merkel, second from right, speaks with from left, Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during a meeting on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels this month. Photo: AP
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, second from right, speaks with from left, Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during a meeting on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels this month. Photo: AP
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Massive EU deal the price of unity

  • Compromise over hundreds of billions of euros needed for recovery plan may be far from perfect, but it is critical to regional and even world stability

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Updated: 12:29am, 25 Jul, 2020

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, second from right, speaks with from left, Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during a meeting on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels this month. Photo: AP German Chancellor Angela Merkel, second from right, speaks with from left, Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during a meeting on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels this month. Photo: AP
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, second from right, speaks with from left, Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during a meeting on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels this month. Photo: AP
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