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French leader claims talks on €1.8tn budget have moved on despite bitter overnight debate
Emmanuel Macron has sought to draw a line under the acrimony of the last four days of negotiations with fellow EU leaders over a proposed €1.8tn (£1.6tn) budget and pandemic recovery fund, as the bloc’s longest summit in two decades continued.
A rancorous overnight debate between the 27 heads of state and government, during which France’s president beat the negotiating table in frustration and disparaged a fellow leader, finished at 6am central European time (0600 BST) on Monday and produced some signs of progress. Continue reading...