European Commission President Visits Lisbon To Inform Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa On Approval Of Recovery Plan

LISBON, PORTUGAL - JUNE 16: The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen (L) wears a protective mask while being greeted by mask-clad Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa (R) upon her arrival at the Pavilion of Knowledge during the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic on June 16, 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal. Ursula von der Leyen visits Lisbon and Madrid today to begin approving recovery plans submitted by nations seeking funding from the EU Coronavirus 750-billion-euro recovery fund starting in Portugal and Spain. Portugal has made the rapid adoption of these recovery plans a priority following their recommendation by the Commission and being the first country to submit its own in April. Spain is set to receive 140 billion euros. (Photo by Horacio Villalobos#Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)