Germany hopes EU can agree economic aid package on Thursday
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BERLIN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said he expected European Union finance ministers meeting later on Thursday to make progress towards agreeing a 500 billion euro (438.52 billion pounds) coronavirus economic rescue package.In a 16-hour videoconference that stretched through the night from Tuesday afternoon to Wednesday morning, the EU ministers failed to seal a deal on how much more to support their coronavirus-stricken economies. [nL8N2BW1A7]The ministers are..