Merkel och Macron har gjort en pakt om att ösa pengar över fattigare EU-länder med gigantuösa bidrag. De ville dessutom kraftigt utöka EUs ekonomiska makt över medlemsländerna.
Stefan Lövfen gick in i en pakt tillsammans med Danmark, Österrike och Nederländerna. De så kallade "frugal four". De har nu skjutit i sank den tysk-franska maktalliansens planer.
Gör Lövfen rätt i att stoppa EUs ekonomiska utvidgning?
Stefan Lövfen gick in i en pakt tillsammans med Danmark, Österrike och Nederländerna. De så kallade "frugal four". De har nu skjutit i sank den tysk-franska maktalliansens planer.
Gör Lövfen rätt i att stoppa EUs ekonomiska utvidgning?
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- Jag tror det handlar om en djupgående förändring och det är vad Europeiska unionen och den inre marknaden behöver för att förbli sammanhållen.
De gemensamma skulderna skulle betalas tillbaka efterhand via kommande EU-budgetar.
De gemensamma skulderna skulle betalas tillbaka efterhand via kommande EU-budgetar.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron, the French President, have announced a joint $543 billion (€500 billion) proposal that would offer grants to European states and regions hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In what Macron declared "a major step forward", the countries hope the dedicated Recovery Fund will help stimulate the European Union's economic revival from the coronavirus crisis.
The "ambitious, targeted and temporary" measures would be in addition to both the bloc's next scheduled budget and the $589 billion (€540 billion) of loans already announced by the Eurogroup.
"Standing together is important if the economy is to be boosted," said Chancellor Merkel at the joint virtual press conference on Monday afternoon.
She added: "We are convinced that it is not only justified, but also necessary to provide European money for this now."
The European Union's two biggest economies had previously struggled to find a common position on the Recovery Fund, but the Franco-German plan is the first sign of greater co-operation within the bloc.
Merkel and Macron propose allowing the European Commission to raise money on financial markets. The Commission is due to ratify the plan in "in the next few days," according to Macron, with the EU's 27 member states then to agree on the proposal after that.
In what Macron declared "a major step forward", the countries hope the dedicated Recovery Fund will help stimulate the European Union's economic revival from the coronavirus crisis.
The "ambitious, targeted and temporary" measures would be in addition to both the bloc's next scheduled budget and the $589 billion (€540 billion) of loans already announced by the Eurogroup.
"Standing together is important if the economy is to be boosted," said Chancellor Merkel at the joint virtual press conference on Monday afternoon.
She added: "We are convinced that it is not only justified, but also necessary to provide European money for this now."
The European Union's two biggest economies had previously struggled to find a common position on the Recovery Fund, but the Franco-German plan is the first sign of greater co-operation within the bloc.
Merkel and Macron propose allowing the European Commission to raise money on financial markets. The Commission is due to ratify the plan in "in the next few days," according to Macron, with the EU's 27 member states then to agree on the proposal after that.
