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FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2020 file photo, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, arrives for a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels. European Union leaders are convening by video conference Thursday, March 26, 2020, for their third summit in three weeks, as they battle to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2020 file photo, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, arrives for a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels. European Union leaders are convening by video conference Thursday, March 26, 2020, for their third summit in three weeks, as they battle to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it ca…

March 26, 2020

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EU leaders order up recovery plan for after coronavirus
March 26, 2020 7:06 p.m.

EU leaders order up recovery plan for after coronavirus

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union national leaders told the bloc’s finance ministers Thursday to draw up new measures to tackle the devastating economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic after failing to bridge major differences over how best to share the debt burden.