EU Leaders Agree £680billion Covid Bailout Package After Marathon Four-Day Negotiation That Saw Macron 'Slam Table' and Angela Merkel Storm Out in Frustration
EU leaders have agreed a £680billion Covid-19 rescue deal for the bloc after fiery talks where Emmanuel Macron is said to have bashed the table and hit out at Austrian premier Sebastian Kurz for leaving the room to make a telephone call.
The summit is viewed as one of the longest and most ill-tempered in the EU's history, stretching into a fourth night last night before agreement was made early this morning.
The French president also even accused Dutch premier Mark Rutte of behaving like former prime minister David Cameron, known for taking a hard line at EU summits, because he was angry that £450billion of the package would be handed out in grants.
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