travel to the netherlands to meet with Dutch Prime minister Mark Rutte, Emmanuel Macron, has assured on Tuesday evening that the negotiations on a recovery plan post-coronavirus of the european Union " advance ". The netherlands are part of four countries (along with Austria, Sweden and Denmark) are very reserved on this draft plan — currently set at € 750 billion, which will benefit primarily the countries of the South, the most affected by the crisis of the Covid-19.
Mark Rutte has received the French president at The Hague in the evening for an interview, followed by a working dinner, ahead of a special summit bringing together physically the leaders of the 27 EU countries in Brussels on 17 and 18 July in an attempt to find an agreement on the recovery plan, massive of the european economy. The two leaders have not spoke to the media present, but all the two " (believe) in this solidarity that makes our Europe ", said in a tweet Emmanuel Macron before his meeting with Mark Rutte. "By the european Council of July, we need to convince our partners on the basis of this franco-German agreement. The negotiations are progressing and everyone should be heard, " he added.
in the Face of the COVID-19, the solidarity between Europeans has saved lives. Nearly 200 patients French were welcomed by the Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Austria. We have delivered medical equipment to several countries, including Italy.
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) June 23, 2020
Race against time
european leaders are engaged in a race against the clock to reach agreement before the end of July on a plan to revive the massive, despite the profound differences identified during a first Friday meeting. The Dutch Prime minister had expressed doubts as to the conclusion of an agreement at a summit in July. "It is uncertain that it will be finalized at this time or that we need more sessions, or that they take place during the summer or later," he said.
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