Common standards of health security, tech and information sharing in research and development, and better integration within healthcare supply chains could help Europe take a big step forward
ECFR’s national offices discuss the emerging divisions between EU member states on the economic response to covid-19
One member state has become a dictatorship as others spiral into debt. Germany must lead the European Union through the coronavirus crisis
European governments and the EU should press the US to strengthen the humanitarian exemptions in its Iran sanctions
It is in the EU’s interest to continuously emphasise its commitment to Albania and North Macedonia – especially given the growing influence of countries such as China, Russia, and Turkey in the Western Balkans
Europe’s latest move seems likely to marginalise it and damage its credibility as an honest broker
The covid-19 crisis is holding up a mirror to Western countries – making us realise that the perception we have of ourselves might be distorted.
The Hungarian government now has a great deal of flexibility to rule as it sees fit, provided that it portrays its actions as being in the interests of crisis management
Over the coming weeks, much will be at stake collectively, and for some of us also individually. Today, uncertainty about what the post-pandemic world will look like is rife, but we do know it will be built upon the words and deeds we choose now.
A pandemic is reminding us that we often distribute rewards in our society in inverse proportion to real social usefulness.