EU Recovery Fund reaction: 'Tortuous negotiations' reveal 'tensions' but lead to 'remarkable accomplishment'

Second longest summit in EU history

James Baxter-Derrington
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Following a "marathon summit and tortuous negotiations", the EU has agreed a €750bn recovery package, alongside a €1trn+ seven-year budget, which industry figures have dubbed a "remarkable accomplishment", but one that has revealed "underlying tensions" in the bloc.

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