EU nears deal on coronavirus package as Germany puts its foot down
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Prospects for a European Union deal on a package to support its coronavirus-battered economies brightened on Thursday as Germany put its foot down to end opposition from the Netherlands and to reassure Italy that the EU would show it solidarity.Earlier, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said the EU's existence would be under threat if it could not come together to combat the pandemic, as objections from the Netherlands blocked a deal that all other countries were ready..