EU Covid-19 Recovery Plan

Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin take part in the first face-to-face EU summit since the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Brussels, Belgium July 17, 2020. Stephanie Lecocq/Pool via REUTERS
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'The stakes couldn't be higher': EU recovery plan summit under way

The 27 leaders, all masked up, greeted each other with elbow bumps rather than their customary cheek kisses and handshakes, and there were birthday gifts for German Chancellor Angela Merkel and...