‘No time to wait’: French economy minister lashes out at Germany for delaying approval of EU coronavirus relief plan

Minister for Economy

France’s Minister for Economy, Finance and Recovery, Bruno Le Maire, has scolded Germany for delaying an EU Covid-19 aid package, after that country’s top court paused its ratification last week.

Last year, the EU agreed to direct €750 billion ($884bn) on mitigating the economic damage caused by the pandemic. All of the bloc’s 27 member states must formally sign off on the recovery plan, and only 16 have so far done so.

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