Member States' Ambassadors to the European Union have welcomed the new instrument to support national short-time working schemes (SURE) proposed by the European Commission in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic at the meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives II (Coreper II) on Friday 3 April.
However, Italy and Spain pointed out that the funding of EUR 100 billion would not be high enough. Some Member States' delegations insisted that the instrument should be intended for all...