Faced with coronavirus, the EU achieves a common economic response

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Bruno Le Maire and his fellow EU finance ministers must smile. This Thursday, they reached agreement on a joint economic response to the coronavirus. Common ground was found with the Netherlands, which has blocked talks since Tuesday, AFP learned from concordant sources.

"The meeting ended with the applause of the ministers," the spokesperson for the president of the Eurogroup announced on Twitter.

Excellent agreement between European finance ministers on the economic response to #Coronavirus: 500 billion euros available immediately. A stimulus fund to come. Europe decides and is up to the seriousness of the crisis.

The French Minister of Economy and Finance, Bruno Le Maire, welcomed him an "excellent agreement" including "500 billion euros available immediately" and "a stimulus fund to come".

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