EU leaders reach deal on post-pandemic recovery package for economy

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July 20, 2020 — 11:28 pm EDT

Written by Jan Strupczewski for Reuters ->

BRUSSELS, July 21 (Reuters) - European Union leaders reached a deal on Tuesday morning on a post-pandemic recovery package for the economy of the 27-nation bloc offering 750 billion euros in grants and loans to counter the effects of the COVID-19-indiced recession, officials said.

"Conclusions adopted!" one official present at the summit said.

(Reporting by Jan Strupczewski)

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