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Brussels Summit Struggles as EU Leaders Haggle Over Pandemic Recovery Plan

Jamie Dettmer

   European Union leaders met face-to-face Friday in Brussels for the
   first time since the coronavirus pandemic emerged on the continent five
   months ago, but they didn't see eye-to-eye, and most seasoned observers
   don't think they will, even if the summit drags on until Sunday.
   The need to maintain physical distance meant there could be no public
   back-slapping, no shaking of hands, no friendly hugs as the leaders
   wrangled -- and face masks were de rigueur at the largest gathering of
   heads of government and state since the start of the global pandemic.

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