Netherlands' Prime Minister Mark Rutte looks on next to Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and France's President Emmanuel Macron prior the start of the European Council building in Brussels, on July 18, 2020
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The 27 European Union governments have reached a breakthrough agreement over the region's 750 billion euro pandemic recovery fund, following marathon talks in Brussels.
The heads of state have been locked in talks since Friday morning to discuss the proposed fund and the EU's next budget. However, deep differences on how to divide the amount between grants and loans, how to oversee its investment and how to link it with the EU's democratic values prolonged the talks into one of the longest EU summits in history.
In terms of other measures, the EU has already approved a 540 billion euro package of short-term fiscal stimulus to address the ongoing economic shock. This comes on top of what the individual governments announced separately for their own economies since the pandemic first struck Europe.
In addition, the European Central Bank is buying government bonds as part of its Pandemic Emergency Purchase Program, which totals 1.35 trillion euros.
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