Brussels, Belgium, May 5, 2026 (AFP) - IMF backs France, Greece push to roll over Covid-era debt

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2026-05-05

The International Monetary Fund supports a push by EU lawmakers as well as France and Greece to roll over the European Union's Covid-era debts, a senior IMF official said on Tuesday. The EU executive last year unveiled a blockbuster budget proposal for 2028-2034 that included plans for the bloc to pay back tens of billions of euros annually. The budget must be approved by the European Parliament and member states. But EU lawmakers last month agre......

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