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Originally published September 5, 2006
Authors Uwe Puetter
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This book is the first study on the work of the Eurogroup - monthly informal meetings between euro area finance ministers, the Commission and the European Central Bank. . . .

Coronavirus: Spain PM sees 'fire under control,"

Apr 18,2020 9:48 pm

Medical workers react, as they take part in the nationwide day of gratitude applause

Spain is in the vicinity over the worst of his Corona-Virus outbreak, the Prime Minister Said , as the Spanish Parliament is a 15-day extension of The National emergency.

"The Fire begins to come under control," PM Pedro Sánchez Told MPs in Madrid, say, the country would have "total victory" over The Virus .

Spain has Europe's highest number of confirmed cases, with 152,446.

as of Thursday, the country reported cases 15,238 death.

Mr Sánchez is proposing, according to the latest European leader, The Situation May stabilize.

His comments came before the news that the EU Finance Ministers had agreed to a €500bn (£440bn; $546bn) rescue package for the European countries hard by the Corona-Virus-pandemic.

started The Deal , reached after marathon discussions in Brussels, on Tuesday, informed The Chairman of the Euro group of Finance Ministers, Mário Centeno.

The French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire Said the agreement was The Most important economic plan in the history of the EU. The Minister fell short, the adoption of a demand by France and Italy share the costs of The Crisis through the issue of so-called "corona-bonds" (or "eurobonds") - the possibility of mutual debt, the States help all of the EU-to pay off.

On Thursday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel Said her country refused to share a plan of coronavirus-incurred debt in the form of "corona bonds" (or "eurobonds") - the possibility of mutual debt, the States help all of the EU-to pay off.

"don't you know that I think we should have joint debts, because The Situation of our political union, and that is why we reject this. But there are so many ways to practice solidarity, and I believe that we will find a good solution," She Said .

the Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte , earlier Told The Bbc : "If we take advantage of the opportunity, New Life into the European project, is The Risk of failure is real. "

What is the latest in Spain?

According to the latest data of the last 24 hours has been reported in Spain, 683 deaths recorded – a drop of the 757 on Wednesday.

the sum of the confirmed cases now stand at 152,446, and now Spain has reported the second highest number worldwide, after the USA, the More Than 400,000.

On Thursday, the Spanish legislator from afar, in a parliamentary debate, before it can extend to hours later, the Land of the state of exception, to 26. April, keep people At Home for a further Two Weeks .

Spain imposed some of the strictest measures in Europe. But Mr Sánchez Said that she had helped, dramatically reducing infection rate.

Europe is still the region most severely by the outbreak in the world, suffering the majority of deaths and confirmed cases.

How will be relaxed in the block, after Easter?

the countries on The Continent , however, in the direction of a gradual easing of the lockdown measures, and leaders have begun to sound more positive in the last few days.

to open Small, non-essential shops in Austria and the Czech Republic in the next week. Schools and kindergartens open on the 15th of April, and Norway, on 20 April.

In Germany, the Minister for health, Jens Spahn suggested on Thursday there is a gradual return to normality "after Easter, it could be," if the current positive trend in the numbers.

Switzerland, a day in the death tolls have decreased for almost a week, while Belgium has for the First Time , recorded a decline in The Number of people treated in hospital for The Virus .

Italy, which is the highest number of deaths worldwide, is to consider How To ease its restrictions. The infection rate there has slowed down significantly from The Peak of the outbreak, although Mr. Conte warned that the country is still necessary to be careful. to get

"We need to sectors, the resumption of their activities. If scientists confirm, we could start to relax some of the measures already by The End of this month," He Said .

There are widespread concerns, however, over the Easter weekend, when people generally travel to see loved ones. Many countries have campaigns started to be attractive for people to stay home over the Long Weekend .

the Austrian Prime Minister Sebastian Kurz Said nice weather was no excuse for the meetings, and Said that The Situation remains "dangerous and misleading, because The Virus has Not Yet been defeated".

Portugal lockdown has been tightened measures for Easter, with a ban on people to leave their local area without official documentation.

Prime Minister António Costa, however, has suggested that the schools could re-open at 4. May .



coronavirus lockdown measures, coronavirus pandemic, spain

Source of news: bbc.com

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