France’s President Emmanuel Macron makes a statement as he arrives for the first face-to-face EU summit since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brussels, Belgium July 17, 2020. Francisco Seco/Pool via REUTERS
July 17, 2020
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday he was confident but cautious that the European Union would reach an agreement on a recovery plan ahead of a European Council meeting in Brussels.
“We will do everything we can to find an agreement”, Macron said on his arrival at the meeting.
(Reporting by Mathieu Rosemain; Writing by Matthieu Protard; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
