On 17 November, the Commission paid out €14 billion to nine Member States (Italy, Spain, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia and Croatia) under the SURE instrument to combat unemployment and the social consequences of the Covid-19 crisis. The day before, the Commission proposed to the Council to grant Ireland €2.5 billion, making it the 18th country to benefit from the instrument, which would increase the amount to €90.3 billion. The largest beneficiaries of the instrument are Italy (€27.4 billion) and Spain (€21.3 billion)...
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