Coronavirus Summit: Merkel and Macron tired of EU divisions

With the EU divided between the member states in the north and south, as well as in the east and west, France's president and Germany's Chancellor undertook that their patience was weakening despite the need to react to the economic recession the bloc is facing.

We are going to the third day of negotiations today, and ultimately this is the crucial day,” said Merkel. “At this point, we've worked properly on some issues such as fund size, how to manage and also about rule of law. I can't tell you if there's gonna be a solution. ”

“has readiness, but there are many differences,” added further, translates Periscopi.

Leaders are divided over the size of the recovery fund and the EU's seven-year budget, expected to begin next year. /Periscope