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The EU's 100 billion euro scheme to tackle unemployment caused by COVID-19

Video. EU's 100 billion euro scheme to tackle coronavirus unemployment

Updated: 06/05/2020 - 1:21 GMT+2

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With unemployment surging across Europe and worldwide, will the EU's SURE scheme (Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency) help avoid another pandemic - joblessness - once the COVID-19 emergency has receded?

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