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German finance minister calls for fund to restart Europe's economy

Hailing record sums disbursed by Europe’s governments to protect the economy during the lockdown, he said attention was now turning to ways of getting it going again once the crisis had passed.

“The means of the fund should be timely, implementable and targeted to groups and sectors that are most severely hit by the crisis,” he said.

“At the same time we need to ensure that the growth potential and competitiveness of our economies are strengthened: there should be a strong focus on green investment and digitalisation,” he added.

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