European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, centre, has proposed a fiscal stimulus package of €750-billion for Europe to help overcome what is being described as the deepest recession in living memory. Von der Leyen made the proposal during a meeting in the hemicycle of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, on May 27. Participants to the stimulus-package deliberations adhered to strict physical distancing rules and wore protective face masks. Photograph: Geert Vanden for Bloomberg