EU heads of state and government will debate for the first time on Friday 19 June the proposals on the €750 billion Covid-19 Recovery Plan for Post-Pandemic Europe and a revised Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027 amounting to €1.1 trillion.
There will be no real negotiation on Friday because the format of the video conference discussions does not lend itself to it. EU leaders will engage in a “political exchange”, according to a European diplomat, the first at this...