Neither values nor geopolitics played any role when EU leaders agreed to spend their way out of the coronavirus crisis at a marathon summit. Once again, Europe as a strategic player has been postponed.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) gestures next to France's President Emmanuel Macron (2nd L), Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven ( 2nd R) and Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin prior the start of the EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, on July 18, 2020, as the leaders of the European Union hold their first face-to-face summit over a post-virus economic rescue plan.
