Coronavirus crisis puts EU credibility on the line, says France


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  • Sunday, 29 Mar 2020

FILE PHOTO: French Junior Minister for European Affairs Amelie de Montchalin appears on BBC TV's The Andrew Marr Show in London, Britain, in this image obtained by Reuters on March 1, 2020. Jeff Overs/BBC/Handout via REUTERS.

PARIS (Reuters) - How the European Union responds to the coronavirus outbreak will determine its future credibility, a French minister said on Sunday, after the bloc failed to agree last week on measures to cushion the economic blow.

The EU is struggling for a coordinated response to the coronavirus, the latest test of the bloc's solidarity after it was shaken by Brexit, the 2015-2016 migration wave and the euro zone debt crisis.

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