Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel Express Hope For European Union Recovery Deal

Painful discussions resumed "with the possible hopes of a compromise. Nothing has been agreed yet, so I will remain extremely cautious", Emmanuel Macron said.

Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel Express Hope For European Union Recovery Deal

Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel were attending the fourth day of a marathon EU summit in Brussels (File)

Brussels, Belgium:

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday expressed hope for an agreement on a post-coronavirus recovery plan, on the fourth day of a marathon EU summit in Brussels.

Painful discussions resumed "with the possible hopes of a compromise. Nothing has been agreed yet, so I will remain extremely cautious", said Macron as he arrived to the talks.

Merkel said: "Last night... we put in place a framework for a possible agreement. This is a step forward and it gives hope that an agreement can be reached today, or at least that an agreement is possible."

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