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The coronavirus pandemic revealed the fragility of the European project, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday, stressing that the EUs response will determine its future prosperity and power.<\/p>\n

In a speech to the Bundestag, Merkel said the bloc must \u201cact decisively and quickly\u201d in agreeing on a new budget and a proposed \u20ac750 billion recovery fund<\/a>. She admitted that the starting position for negotiations is \u201cfar from easy,\u201d but expressed hope that all EU countries \u201cwill act in a spirit of compromise in the face of this unprecedented situation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yet Merkel expressed low expectations for Fridays videoconference of EU leaders<\/a>, arguing that it would only allow for an \u201cinitial exchange\u201d of positions, and a physical meeting is required to make decisions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe best thing would be if we could reach an agreement before the summer recess,\u201d giving the European Parliament and national parliaments sufficient time to ratify the deal and make it operational by the start of 2021, she said. Germany will take over<\/a> the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU on July 1, putting it in a leading role for steering negotiations and the ratification process.<\/p>\n

Merkel said the pandemic has revealed \u201chow fragile the European project still is,\u201d adding: \u201cThe first reflexes, including our own, were rather national and not entirely European. This was, as good as some reasons may have been, above all unreasonable. A global pandemic requires joint international action and mutual support.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking of \u201cthe biggest challenge in the history of Europe,\u201d Merkel said: \u201cHow Europe copes with this pandemic compared to other regions of the world will determine the prosperity of European citizens and Europes role in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

In that sense, she welcomed the European Commissions proposal<\/a> to increase the ceiling of the EU budget, which would allow the Commission to raise money on the financial markets and finance the recovery fund. This financial support is crucial to \u201csecure convergence, competitiveness and cohesion in Europe in the long term,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must not allow the pandemic to lead to a drifting apart of the economic perspectives of the EU member states and thus weaken the common internal market, a core element of Europe,\u201d the chancellor said, adding: \u201cWe should not be naive.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe anti-democratic forces, the radical, authoritarian movements are just waiting for economic crises to be exploited politically,\u201d she said. \u201cThey are just waiting to stir up social anxiety and spread insecurity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Merkel also linked the economic recovery from the pandemic to climate change and digitalization. The EUs ability to adapt to these challenges \u201cwill determine whether we have creative, competitive companies and sustRead More \u2013 Source<\/a><\/p>\n

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