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

Portuguese Finance Minister and Eurogroup President Mario Centeno (C) attends a video meeting 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)