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PARIS, Oct 19 — European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde said today it is “crucial” that the EU’s €750-billion coronavirus recovery plan succeeds and that the promised funding is disbursed. “If (the money) is not targeted, if it disappears into the administrative machinery and does...

ECB president Christine Lagarde said today it is ‘crucial’ that EU’s coronavirus recovery plan succeeds and that the promised funding is disbursed.. — AFP p

“If is not targeted, if it disappears into the administrative machinery and does not reach down into the real economy to drive our countries toward the digital and green , then we will have missed a historic opportunity to change direction,” Lagarde said in an interview withThe plan, unprecedented in its scope and commitments, was agreed by European Union leaders in July but has since been held up in the European Parliament by disputes over whether payments should be linked to strict...

“It is now up to the member states, who have to submit their recovery plans — some are already done — and up to the Commission, which must review them quickly,” said Lagarde, a former French finance minister and head of the International Monetary Fund before taking over at the ECB.“It is crucial that this exceptional plan, which broke important taboos in several countries, should be a success,” Lagarde added.

 

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