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Bruno Le Maire - French Finance Minister

Stephen Sackur speaks to French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire. Is the EU's reaction to the Covid-19 pandemic and its economic recovery plan, taking the EU in a new direction?

When faced with the Covid-19 pandemic, the European Union struggled to respond with collective action. The countries first and worst affected, Italy and Spain, complained of a lack of solidarity. Is that changing? The leaders of France and Germany are backing a plan to inject at least 500 billion euros into an economic recovery programme. HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire. Is the pandemic taking the EU in a new direction?

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Sat 23 May 2020 04:30

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