The COVID-19 crisis has put European cohesion to the test. In Spring 2020, EU member states went their own ways by closing borders, keeping their medical equipment for themselves and not coordinating enough with their European counterparts. Since then, there has been significant progress, most notably on the economic recovery, but also in terms of healthcare coordination. As the COVID-19 crisis is far from over, its long-term impact on European cohesion and unity remains uncertain.
This EPC Policy Dialogue will seek to address a number of questions: What is the state of European cohesion one year after COVID-19? What weaknesses did the crisis throw up and what new challenges have emerged? What role can the Portuguese Council Presidency play to improve European cohesion in 2021? The discussion will draw on the latest findings of the ECFR’s EU Cohesion Monitor.
Speakers
Ana Paula Zacarias (Secretary of State for European Affairs, Portugal)
Jana Puglierin (Head of the Berlin office and Senior Fellow, ECFR Berlin)
Janis Emmanouilidis (Director of Studies, European Policy Centre)
Rafael Loss (Coordinator for Pan-European Data Projects, ECFR Berlin)
Moderator
Sophie Pornschlegel (Connecting Europe Project Leader, European Policy Centre)
Registration
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Veranstaltungsdetails
February 18th, 2021 10:00 - 11:00 am (CET)