20-07-2020 17:59 via kvoa.com

Insults, flaring tempers mark marathon EU summit on budget

BRUSSELS (AP) — Weary European Union leaders are expressing cautious optimism that a deal is in sight on their fourth day of wrangling over an unprecedented 1.85 trillion euro ($2.1 trillion) budget and coronavirus recovery fund. That follows a weekend of walkouts, flaring tempers and insults. It took an emotional dinner speech by European Council President Charles Michel about leaders not failing their union, French President Emmanuel Macron slamming his fist in anger on a table, and a ne
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