Amid Divisions, European Finance Ministers Fail To Reach Coronavirus Support Deal
![In Paris, French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire (left) speaks on the phone with his German counterpart as his advisor Juliette Oury (center) and cabinet deputy director Thomas Revial (second right) and French Treasury director Odile Renaud-Basso attend, during a break in a videoconference meeting of European Union finance ministers to discuss coronavirus response on April 7.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2020/04/08/gettyimages-1209367059_wide-80d1c937eceae997cf000133866e6fc8d5ddcae6.jpg?s=600)
European finance ministers spent the overnight hours arguing over the best way to offer financial support to southern members badly hit by the coronavirus. The row highlights a north-south divide.
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