To address the risk of a major public debt crisis and to fill the huge funding gap for post-Covid-19 recovery in low-income countries (particularly those in Africa), the European Commission wishes to hold a joint discussion between EU finance ministers and their colleagues in foreign affairs and development so as to define the political and funding priorities for post-Covid-19 recovery in these EU partner countries.
On 22 January, a letter to this effect was sent by Executive Vice-President...