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Deal shows 'Europe can come together'

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Minister for European Affairs Thomas Byrne has said the European Union Covid-19 recovery package "shows Europe can come together" and will give certainty to citizens and to businesses.

Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland he said the deal has specific and substantial benefits for Ireland as an export nation that relies so much on a strong European economy.

European Union leaders reached the "historic" deal on a massive stimulus plan for their coronavirus-hit economies at a pre-dawn meeting after a summit that lasted almost five days.

The €750 billion deal was sealed after intense negotiation that saw a threats of a French walkout and a Hungarian veto - and fierce opposition from the Netherlands and Austria to too generous a package.

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