EU leaders begin video summit on virus recovery fund

Updated: 2020-06-19 16:41

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European Council President Charles Michel attends a virtual meeting with European leaders to discuss the bloc's budget and recovery fund, in Brussels, Belgium June 19, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]

BRUSSELS - The 27 leaders of the European Union launched a one-day video summit Friday to discuss plans for a massive economic stimulus package to revive an economy ravaged by the coronavirus.

"We have a collective responsibility to deliver," summit host Charles Michel, president of the leaders' European Council, said on Twitter. "Now is the time to engage."

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