EU finance ministers reached a political agreement in principle (‘general approach’) on the legislative proposal to introduce ‘REPowerEU’ chapters in the national recovery plans under the Next Generation EU Recovery Plan (see EUROPE B13033A17, B13031A22).
During a short public debate, Czech Minister Zbyněk Stanjura noted that there was a “qualified majority” of Member States supporting the Czech Presidency’s latest compromise proposal. Aware that not all ministers were...