WE DID IT -EUROPE IS STRONG-UNITED PDT OF CHARLES MICHEL STATED

USPA NEWS - The President of European Council, Charles Michel (Former PM of Belgium) is happy and delighted to announce the agreement reached over the European Recovery Plan of €750 Bn, after a tough tense Council held in Brussels, initially planned for two days, ended up to be extended as the negotiations got tough and long“¦.The roundtables and bilateral meetings have been mainly led by the French-German couple, under the leadership of French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. As the summit was evolving, the 27 leaders of the Member States, were worried, and all the odds were against the possibility f reaching an unanimous deal. Yet, the pugnacity and the advances as firm as soft, guided by the tactics of the Franco-German couple, in the manner of the "Good Cop and Bad Cop" were built on a strategy which paid. President Macron declared at the end of a televised address this morning from the Elysee Palace in Paris about this agreement which he describes as historic: "We have obtained a historic agreement, the fruit of a 3-year job between France and Germany ".

The President of European Council, Charles Michel (Former PM of Belgium) is happy and delighted to announce the agreement reached over the European Recovery Plan of €750 Bn, after a tough tense Council held in Brussels, initially planned for two days, ended up to be extended as the negotiations got tough and long“¦.The roundtables and bilateral meetings have been mainly led by the French-German couple, under the leadership of French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. As the summit was evolving, the 27 leaders of the Member States, were worried, and all the odds were against the possibility f reaching an unanimous deal. Yet, the pugnacity and the advances as firm as soft, guided by the tactics of the Franco-German couple, in the manner of the "Good Cop and Bad Cop" were built on a strategy which paid. President Macron declared at the end of a televised address this morning from the Elysee Palace in Paris about this agreement which he describes as historic: "We have obtained a historic agreement, the fruit of a 3-year job between France and Germany ". The French Head of State added "This is the most important moment in the life of our Europe since the creation of the Euro. Europe is concrete things, what has been negotiated, will affect the life of all our citizens ". It is the project on which the French trusted me, the project that I presented in 2017 at Sorbonne, which agreed on May 18 with Angela Merkel and this agreement was finalized yesterday "The President of the European Council declared " Hello, everyone. We did it. Europe is strong. Europe is united. We have done it: Europe is solid, Europe is robust and, above all, Europe is united. » We publish the entire remarks of Charles Michel, in what follows.

REMARKS BY PDT OF CHARLES MICHEL AFTER THE SPECIAL EUROPEAN COUNCIL 17-21 JULY 2020 « Hello, everyone. We did it. Europe is strong. Europe is united. Nous l'avons fait: l'Europe est solide, l'Europe est robuste et surtout l'Europe elle est rassemblée. We have reached a deal on the recovery package and the European budget. These were, of course, difficult negotiations in very difficult times for all Europeans. A marathon which ended in success for all 27 member states, but especially for the people. This is a good deal. This is a strong deal. And most importantly, this is the right deal for Europe, right now.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I would like to thank all the leaders and the President of the Commission and their teams for their hard work. We showed collective responsibility and solidarity and we also showed our belief in our common future. And this agreement sends a concrete signal that Europe is a force for action.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We negotiated about money. But, of course, it is about a lot more than money. It is about workers and families, their jobs, their health and their well-being. I believe this agreement will be seen as a pivotal moment in Europe's journey, but it will also launch us into the future. In fact, it is the first time, the first time in European history that our budget will be clearly linked to our climate objectives. The first time, the first time that the respect for rule of law is a decisive criteria for budget spending. And the first time, the first time that you are jointly re-enforcing our economies against a crisis. » Charles Michel, President of European Council stated. European Council conclusions, 17-21 July 2020 On 21 July 2020, the European Council adopted conclusions on the recovery plan and multiannual financial framework for 2021-2027. Source : European Council conclusions, 17-21 July 2020