Coronavirus: central European leaders call for ‘fair’ EU recovery fund

Four central European prime ministers called for a “fair” distribution of the EU’s massive recovery fund on Thursday, at what has been dubbed the bloc’s first major face-to-face political meeting since the coronavirus lockdown.Sporting face masks and gloves, the Czech, Hungarian, Polish and Slovak leaders failed, however, to agree a common stance on the €750 billion euro (US$850 billion) fund.The European Council is due to hold a video summit on June 19 on the controversial stimulus package,…

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