EU leaders reach $2.1 trillion deal for budget, post-pandemic recovery
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Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz arrives for a special EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, July 20, 2020. Leaders of the European Union (EU) reached a landmark deal on Tuesday after four days of intensive negotiations over a budget for the next seven years and a massive recovery fund amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photos: European Union/Handout via Xinhua)
French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel prepare to attend a special EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, July 20, 2020. Leaders of the European Union (EU) reached a landmark deal on Tuesday after four days of intensive negotiations over a budget for the next seven years and a massive recovery fund amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L) talks with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte ahead of a special EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, July 20, 2020. Leaders of the European Union (EU) reached a landmark deal on Tuesday after four days of intensive negotiations over a budget for the next seven years and a massive recovery fund amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
European Council President Charles Michel (R) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attend a press conference after a special EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, July 21, 2020. Leaders of the European Union (EU) reached a landmark deal on Tuesday after four days of intensive negotiations over a budget for the next seven years and a massive recovery fund amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
EU leaders attend a special EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, July 21, 2020. Leaders of the European Union (EU) reached a landmark deal on Tuesday after four days of intensive negotiations over a budget for the next seven years and a massive recovery fund amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
European Council President Charles Michel attends a press conference after a special EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, July 21, 2020. Leaders of the European Union (EU) reached a landmark deal on Tuesday after four days of intensive negotiations over a budget for the next seven years and a massive recovery fund amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
European Council President Charles Michel (R) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attend a press conference after a special EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, July 21, 2020. Leaders of the European Union (EU) reached a landmark deal on Tuesday after four days of intensive negotiations over a budget for the next seven years and a massive recovery fund amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
European Council President Charles Michel (L) talks with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen ahead of a special EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, July 20, 2020. Leaders of the European Union (EU) reached a landmark deal on Tuesday after four days of intensive negotiations over a budget for the next seven years and a massive recovery fund amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a press conference after a special EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, July 21, 2020. Leaders of the European Union (EU) reached a landmark deal on Tuesday after four days of intensive negotiations over a budget for the next seven years and a massive recovery fund amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
European Council President Charles Michel chairs a roundtable meeting of a special EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, July 20, 2020. Leaders of the European Union (EU) reached a landmark deal on Tuesday after four days of intensive negotiations over a budget for the next seven years and a massive recovery fund amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives for a special EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, July 20, 2020. Leaders of the European Union (EU) reached a landmark deal on Tuesday after four days of intensive negotiations over a budget for the next seven years and a massive recovery fund amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
European Council President Charles Michel (L) talks with French President Emmanuel Macron ahead of a special EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, July 20, 2020. Leaders of the European Union (EU) reached a landmark deal on Tuesday after four days of intensive negotiations over a budget for the next seven years and a massive recovery fund amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a special EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, July 20, 2020. Leaders of the European Union (EU) reached a landmark deal on Tuesday after four days of intensive negotiations over a budget for the next seven years and a massive recovery fund amid the COVID-19 pandemic.