Netherlands refuses to 'Go Dutch' on EU coronavirus debt
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BRUSSELS/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - As the European Union spars over an emergency economic package for countries reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dutch have revived their image of thriftiness by refusing to support a plea by southern members to take on collective debt.EU powerhouse Germany, Austria, Sweden, Denmark had also expressed objections, but Dutch Finance Minister Wopke Hoekstra was ultimately the sole holdout in 16-hour, overnight talks that failed to work out a deal on Wednesday.The..