Eurogroup leaves big questions unanswered in pandemic fight

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Eurogroup leaves big questions unanswered in pandemic fight

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(200410) -- LISBON, April 10, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Portuguese Finance Minister and Eurogroup President Mario Centeno (C) attends a video meeting of the Eurogroup in Lisbon, Portugal, April 9, 2020. Eurogroup finance ministers Thursday night sealed a financial package worth half a trillion euros to help the 27-nation Eurozone tackle the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, but put aside proposals by some countries like France and Italy to borrow common debt, or Eurobonds. (European Union/Handout via Xinhua) | unreguser/Xinhua News Agency/PA Images

EU ministers finally managed to find agreement before the Easter weekend on a rescue package to help fund the bloc's response to the Covid-19 pandemic. But investors and analysts were far from convinced that critical debates about countries' ability to deal with the economic impact of the crisis and about the wider future of the EU have been settled.

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