German chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Emmanuel Macron welcomed Tuesday a day of “historic” for the EU after the agreement of 27 on a recovery plan post-coronavirus, during a joint press conference in Brussels.

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“Change history”

” This is a historic change in our Europe and our euro area “, said the French. “A major step has been taken. “