Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron remained a safe six feet apart today as they met for talks as Germany prepares to take over the EU presidency. Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron remained a safe six feet apart today as they met for talks as Germany prepares to take over the EU presidencyMerkel and Macron in May proposed creating a one-off £456 billion ($561 billion) recovery fund that would be fulfilled through shared EU borrowing. The proposal was expanded upon by the EU's executive Commission, which put forward plans for a £685 billion fund made up mostly of grants. EU leaders agreed earlier this month that urgent action was needed to haul their economies out of the deepest recession since World War Two. Macron reiterated his position that a deal on the EU budget and recovery fund could be found at the July summit.

Source: Daily Mail June 29, 2020 18:18 UTC