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August 31, 2020

The EU Recovery Fund: a €750bn make-or-break moment for southern Europe

Southern Europe is about to spend an unprecedented amount of money on its Covid-19 recovery — but how can it avoid the pain of the last crash?


Tim Smith

8 min read

medical mask in hands of man, with the flag of European Union painted. Copy space

The idea of ‘European unity’ has become something of an ironic joke for many in the south of the continent since the 2008 economic crisis.

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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