Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel speaks to Reuters ahead of a special summit of European Union leaders, in Brussels, Belgium July 16, 2020. REUTERS/Johanna Geron
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel said on Thursday that he had brought a spare shirt to Brussels for the upcoming European Union summit just in case an extra day is needed to clinch a deal on a multi-billion-euro recovery fund for the bloc's economies.
Xavier Bettel said it was critical for the EU's 27 member states to demonstrate solidarity when they gather for their two-day meeting on Friday because if one country collapses due to the damage from the coronavirus crisis it will affect them all.
