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Ireland pushes for more EU Covid emergency funds

Ireland has pushed for more than the allocated €3bn in EU Covid-19 emergency funds, arguing that the country has suffered a lot worse than has been calculated by Brussels.

Ireland pushes for more EU Covid emergency funds

Fri, 19 Jun, 2020 - 19:40

Juno McEnroe

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar attended the virtual EU council meeting Picture Julien Behal Photography

Ireland has pushed for more than the allocated €3bn in EU Covid-19 emergency funds, arguing that the country has suffered a lot worse than has been calculated by Brussels.

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