Varadkar: EU must unleash financial firepower

Leaders hold crunch talks today on €1.5 trillion recovery package

Leo Varadkar: Ireland is very much among those countries that believe that if there’s ever a time for the European Union to stand together, even if it’s only for the purposes of the pandemic and healthcare, now is the time.”

EU leaders have to unleash the bloc’s full financial firepower to help economies reeling from the Covid-19 crisis to get back on track.

The warning from Taoiseach Leo Varadkar comes ahead of crunch talks today about a potential €1.5 trillion package to tackle the fallout from the pandemic.