Eurogroup finance ministers agree on half-trillion-euro coronavirus package without Eurobonds

Portuguese Finance Minister and Eurogroup President Mario Centeno (2nd R) attends the press conference of the videoconference of the Eurogroup in Lisbon, Portugal, April 9, 2020. Eurogroup finance ministers Thursday night sealed a financial package worth half a trillion euros to help the 27-nation Eurozone tackle the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, but put aside proposals by some countries like France and Italy to borrow common debt, or Eurobonds. (European Union/Handout via Xinhua)