Holland blockade of the loans from the rescue fund is “incomprehensible”, says a source at the élysée palace.
Holland to blame for the fact that EU finance ministers were awake the whole night to Wednesday and after 16 hours of negotiations may give up to agree on an aid package under the coronakrisen.
It says an anonymous source at the élysée palace in Paris, according to French media.
This was blocked by just one country, the Netherlands. What is incredible is. It may not last, says the source, referenced by the news agency Reuters.
It, as the Netherlands will not accept, is a proposal on the implementation of the EU’s rescue fund, The European Stability mechanism (ESM).
It is one of several elements of the aid package, which overall has an extent of about 500 billion euros. The ESM will provide access to flexible and low cost loans.
the Meeting of the Eurogroup, in which all EU-countries are invited, will continue on Thursday.
on Wednesday, after 16 hours of negotiations, says the French finance minister, Bruno Le Maire, that you have to agree in the course of the next day. There are no other options.
He rejects, however, at a press conference to point the finger at other countries.
Early in the morning was the frenchman, which together with Germany had tried to collect modpolerne the Netherlands and Italy, however, losing patience.
– While we have hundreds and thousands died, fiddle finance ministers with words and adjectives. It is a disgrace for finance, a disgrace for the Eurogroup and a disgrace for Europe, said Le Maire, according to Le Figaro.
France is like Spain and Italy particularly hard hit by the coronapandemien. The daily death toll from France is among the highest in Europe at the moment.
France on Wednesday introduced a requirement for you to bring a written permission, if you must check in the country. It comes also from other EUROPEAN countries.
It has the interior ministry in Paris announced Wednesday, and it shall enter into force with immediate effect.
Visitors must fill in a form which is available in both French and English, where questions about the reason for entry must be answered.
France has since march had significant restrictions of freedom of movement and freedom of assembly.
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