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We’re still a long way off concluding EU recovery fund talks: Germany – Metro US

We’re still a long way off concluding EU recovery fund talks: Germany

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas gestures at the weekly cabinet
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas gestures at the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Berlin

BERLIN (Reuters) – There is still a long way to go until talks on a European coronavirus recovery fund are concluded, Germany’s foreign minister said on Friday, adding that Berlin aims to act as an “honest broker” during its EU presidency this year.

“We want to emerge from the crisis stronger, and we can only do so by acting together and in solidarity,” Heiko Maas told reporters.

“We’re a long way off being able to successfully conclude the negotiations,” he added.

(Reporting by Thomas Seythal; Editing by Michelle Martin)