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Insults, flaring tempers mark marathon EU summit on budget

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Weary European Union leaders expressed cautious optimism Monday that a deal was in sight on their fourth day of wrangling over an unprecedented 1.85 trillion euro ($2.1 trillion) budget and coronavirus recovery fund, following a weekend of walkouts, flaring tempers and insults. As quoted by APNews.com (20/7) it took an emotional dinner speech by European Council President Charles Michel about leaders not failing their union, French President Emmanuel Macron slamming his fist in anger on a table, and a new set of budget numbers to send the marathon summit onward. Macron stated there were extremely tense moments and there will be more that no doubt will still be difficult. But on content, things have moved forward. Macron stressed his partnership with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Without Franco-German agreement, the EU has never taken momentous steps//APNews

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