The coronavirus crisis has exposed the truth about the EU: it's not a real union | Simon Jenkins

The arguing over a financial rescue package for hard-hit states shows that even member states dont trust Europe

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The European Union has scraped through its latest crisis by the skin of its teeth. The past week has been a disgrace. When ministerial talks collapsed on Thursday over the plan for a coronabond, the reaction seemed terminal. Germans and Dutch insulted Italians and Spaniards. Italys prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, said his...