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The €723bn Covid-19 recovery fund, launched three years ago, has been a success, according to a mid-term internal review but less effective than initially predicted. And according to one NGO, the commission painted an "overly positive picture".
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According to the latest EU future strategy document, Europe must elevate human well-being as the core element of its economic model to face environmental collapse and Chinese and US competition.
EU finance ministers meet in Stockholm to negotiate new spending rules, with frugal Germany expected to clash with France and Italy. Meanwhile the proposal has been criticised by economists for not leaving enough room for climate investment.