EU summit drags into 3rd day amid splits on virus fund

BRUSSELS (AP) — Marathon European Union talks to agree an unprecedented 1.85 trillion-euro ($2.1 trillion) EU budget and coronavirus recovery fund have entered a third day Sunday. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is warning that the 27 leaders could still end up without a deal. The bitter negotiations are taking place amid the unprecedented crisis of the coronavirus pandemic. They have underscored the deep fissures within the 27-nation bloc. The traditional Franco-German alliance was struggling to get its way as a group of nations was demanding more checks on how countries spend their EU funds. Merkel was still uncertain early Sunday. saying  “whether there will be a solution, I still can’t say.”