BBCNEWS HARDtalk July 12, 2024
Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. The coronavirus pandemic has hit europe hard, but now that most eu Member States have curbed the rate of infection and begun to ease their lockdowns, does the eu have a coherent recovery strategy . Well, my guest today is mario centeno, finance minister of portugal and head of the eurogroup of ministers. Has this pandemic exposed the eus greatest weakness, economic divergence . Mario centeno in lisbon, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Thank you, stephen, thank you for having me. We saw deep divisions within the European Union at the beginning of the covid...