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Analysis: 'frugal five' demand strict controls on EU recovery fund

FRANCE24, 20 Jul 2020
Talks among EU leaders over a proposed 750 billion-euro coronavirus fund are set to drag into a fourth day, after negotiations stalled over the weekend. As FRANCE 24 business editor Catherine Bennet explains, five richer countries in the north are demanding stricter controls on spending.

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