BBC: Coronavirus: Wrangling over huge EU recovery plan enters third day
EU leaders trying to hammer out a huge post-coronavirus economic recovery plan are now in an unscheduled third day of a testy summit in Brussels.
Some member states believe the proposed €750bn ($857bn; £680bn) package is too large and should come as loans, rather than grants.
Austria said there was still a "way to go", while Hungary's PM lashed out at his Dutch counterpart.
Germany's Angela Merkel said a deal might not be reached on Sunday.
The third day of talks comes after a record one-day rise in new infections worldwide.
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that new cases rose by almost 260,000 in 24 hours.
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