Forhandlinger i weekenden om EU’s ny fond til bekæmpelse af coronakrisen viser, at der bliver kamp om fordelingen. Der er kritik af EU-kommissionens fordelingsmetode. De hårdest ramte lande får ikke nødvendigvis de flest midler.
Details regarding EU’s recovery fund continue to emerge from the ongoing negotiations. Diplomats during the weekend said that some view the commission’s proposal for the distribution of funds as outdated and not targeting the countries hardest hit by the virus.
The allocation key will be based on, among other variables, GDP (per capita) and average unemployment rates from 2015 to 2019 resulting in, for example, Belgium, having been hit rather hard by the virus, receiving one of the lowest amounts of aid from the fund, whereas Poland, whose economy is set to be the least affected, will be one of the big winners.
Even so there were also positive tones with an EU official telling Financial Times that a deal could be finalised by August.
