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Bruno Le Maire – Economy and Finance Minister, France

Stephen Sackur speaks to French finance minister Bruno Le Maire. Is the Covid-19 pandemic taking the EU in a new direction?

When faced with the Covid-19 pandemic, the European Union struggled to respond with collective action. The countries first and worst affected, Italy and Spain, complained of a lack of solidarity. Is that changing? The leaders of France and Germany are backing a plan to inject at least 500 billion euros into an economic recovery programme. Stephen Sackur speaks to French finance minister Bruno Le Maire. Is the pandemic taking the EU in a new direction?

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