The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, received on Wednesday 8 July the Presidents of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, the Council of the EU, Angela Merkel, and the European Council, Charles Michel, to discuss the post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and Next Generation EU.
They analysed the economic forecasts for the coming months, which point to a severe recession, and noted that the crisis will have profound social repercussions throughout...