Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven walk during their meeting, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Harpsund, Sweden July 15, 2020. Erik Simander/TT News Agency/via REUTERS
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he saw "very difficult hours ahead" as he visited his Swedish counterpart Stefan Lofven for talks ahead of an EU summit to agree stimulus measures to boost pandemic-hit European economies.
EU leaders are due to meet later this week to haggle over the stimulus plans, but their first face-to-face summit since the lockdowns began in March is expected to be fraught with division.
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