E.U. strikes deal to help hardest-hit countries, as strain of coronavirus threatens to fracture the bloc
Chico Harlan, Chico Harlan, Michael Birnbaum and Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 10.04.2020
Quotes
In the countries hit hardest by the coronavirus, Europe's faltering response to the pandemic turned into a wounding indictment of the continent's unity, accelerating feelings of Euroskepticism and prompting Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to warn that the bloc faces a "real" risk of collapse. [...]
Analysts said that a deal was desperately needed for the sake of the E.U.'s future.
"There is the question of what do we need Europe for, there's this relevance question. This is not about charity," said Janis Emmanouilidis, director of studies at the European Policy Center, a Brussels-based think tank. [...]
Read full article here
Latest media contributions
EPC Update: Coalitions of the willing – the way to save EUrope?
Online Briefing, YouTube, 30.04.2025
A Test of Times – Permachange through enlargement and EU reform
Online Briefing, YouTube, 29.04.2025
EPC Update: A world turned upside down: Implications for EUrope's economic & political model
Online Briefing, YouTube, 07.04.2025
EPC Update/Post-summit Briefing: The March EU Summit: Moment of truth for EUrope’s security awakening?
Online Briefing, YouTube, 21.03.2025
EPC Update/Post-summit Briefing: EUrope alone? Supporting Ukraine in a post-transatlantic world
Online Briefing, YouTube, 07.03.2025
EPC Update: What comes after the German elections and the Munich Security Conference?
Online Briefing, YouTube, 27.02.2025
Turning point? Germany’s elections and the future of Europe
Online Briefing, YouTube, 24.02.2025
Will Germany’s new government restore its role as a bold leader of the EU?
Quotes, The Guaradian, 24.02.2025
«Ενωση» μόνο των προθύμων
Quotes, Kathimerini, 23.02.2025
ELIAMEP Webinar: Germany’s Election Showdown: What’s at Stake?
Online Briefing, YouTube, 18.02.2025