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EU leaders have struck a deal on a huge post-coronavirus recovery package following a fourth night of talks.
It involves 750bn euros in grants and loans to counter the impact of the pandemic in the 27-member bloc.
The talks saw a split beeen nations hardest hit by the virus and so-called "frugal" members concerned about costs.
在这次会谈中，受疫情影响最严重的国家和担心成本的所谓“节俭”成员国之间出现了分歧。
The deal centres on a 390bn euros programme of grants to member states hardest hit by the pandemic. Italy and Spain are expected to be the main recipients.
A further 360bn euros in low-interest loans will be available to members of the bloc.
The package will allow members to maintain spending in the aftermath of lockdowns that badly affected public finances.
It includes checks that the funds will not be misused. Recipients will have to submit spending plans to the European Commission
and a majority of states will be able to block projects.
The package will now face technical negotiations by members
and needs ratification by the European Parliament.
The leaders reached agreement early on Tuesday after more than 90 hours of talks.
Mr Michel
the president of the European Council
called it "the right deal for Europe right now".
Tempers were often frayed during the negotiations. The "frugal four"
Sweden
Denmark
Austria and the Netherlands
along with Finland had opposed extending 500bn euros in grants.
The group originally set 375bn euros as the limit. Other members
such as Spain and Italy
did not want to go below 400bn euros.
At one point French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly banged his fists on the table
as he told the "frugal four" they were putting the European project in danger.
The 390bn euros figure was suggested as a promise
and "frugal" nations were reportedly won over by the promise of rebates on their EU budget contributions.
Another issue was over linking aid to the "rule of law". Hungary and Poland both threatened to veto the package if it adopted a policy of withholding funds from nations deemed to fall short of democratic principles.
President Macron said it was a "historic day for Europe".
Mr Michel said: "We showed collective responsibility and solidarity and we show also our belief in our mon future."
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen eeted. "Today we've taken a historic step
we all can be proud of. But other important steps remain. First and most important: to gain the support of the European Parliament."
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte
who led the "frugal group"
weled the agreement
but acknowledged the fractious nature of the talks. "We are all professionals
we can take a few punches
" he told reporters.
The European Commission will borrow the 750bn euros on international markets and distribute the aid.
The deal was reached alongside agreement on the bloc's next seven-year budget
worth about 1.1tn euros.
The UK
which has recorded more coronavirus deaths than any other European country
left the EU in January and is not involved in the deal.