FRANCFORT – It is better for the leaders of the European Union to agree on an ambitious economic aid plan for the bloc than to succeed in an immediate agreement at all costs, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Sunday.

“Ideally, the leaders’ agreement prefers to be ambitious in terms of the length and composition of the package, generally in accordance with what has been proposed through the Commission,” Lagarde told Reuters.

“From my point of view, it’s better to agree on an ambitious facility in this direction, it takes a little longer. I hope leaders agree on anything ambitious in the connection quickly.”

A financial aid program designed to elevate Europe from its innermost recession since World War II at stake at a summit on Sunday as leaders discussed the most important things for the third day in a row, widening the threat that the package would be delayed. or diluted. (Reports through Balazs Koranyi; Edited through Kevin Liffey)

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