Workers clean the windows of the offices of the European Union decorated with EU and Macedonian flags in Skopje, North Macedonia, in February 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE
Workers clean the windows of the offices of the European Union decorated with EU and Macedonian flags in Skopje, North Macedonia, in February 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE

Coronavirus: EU finance chiefs agree on US$590 billion rescue package

  • Ministers approve plan in emergency teleconference, easing concerns that bloc is unable to unite behind common strategy
  • Package includes joint employment insurance fund as well as credit lines from euro area’s bailout fund

Workers clean the windows of the offices of the European Union decorated with EU and Macedonian flags in Skopje, North Macedonia, in February 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE
Workers clean the windows of the offices of the European Union decorated with EU and Macedonian flags in Skopje, North Macedonia, in February 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE
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