EU lawmakers to approve aid for coronavirus-hit economy in remote vote

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union lawmakers are expected on Thursday to approve emergency funds to cushion the bloc's economic slump triggered by the coronavirus pandemic and shore up hard-hit airlines by preserving their landing slots. It will be the European Parliament's first ever remote vote following the suspension of sessions at headquarters due to the risk of coronavirus transmission. Only a handful of lawmakers gathered in a Brussels plenary chamber with the rest of more than 700 MEPs..