Instrumental solidarity: Hungary’s management of the coronavirus crisis
The Orbán government’s demonstrations of European solidarity have been partly motivated by its nationalist goals and its concerns about migration
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The truth about European solidarity during corona
National impulses led to border closures and export restrictions on medical supplies during the corona crisis. But even in the earliest days of Europe’s exposure to the novel virus, pan-European solidarity was on display.
Crisis communication: Italy, the coronavirus, and European solidarity
Italy has been among the top beneficiaries of pan-European support from citizens, institutions, and governments – as ECFR’s new European Solidarity Tracker shows
European Solidarity Tracker: The solidarity that always was there
ECFR’s new tracker reveals the breadth and depth of solidarity expressed throughout Europe during the coronavirus crisis – with findings that will surprise critics.
Shared goals: How Germany’s crisis response could strengthen Europe
Berlin has quietly made concessions to new calls for greater solidarity. But back home this consensus may not last forever.
No alternative: What the AfD wants for Europe
Despite its preoccupation with borders, the worldview of the AfD makes no distinction between foreign and domestic policy – and the party is using both to extend its deleterious influence
Ill will: Populism and the coronavirus
Sooner or later, the coronavirus will be gone. In the meantime, it will test Europe’s resilience against not just epidemics but misinformation and scapegoating.
Charm defensive: Macron and the Germans at the Munich Security Conference
To hope that German defence policy will become more French is equivalent to waiting for Godot.
The slow death of ambition: German foreign policy after Kramp-Karrenbauer’s resignation
The grand coalition will continue to be a kind of caretaker government in its lack of a big foreign policy vision
Final call: Macron goes to Poland
Emmanuel Macron should not shrink from addressing Poland’s democratic backsliding when he visits next week – and other EU leaders should quickly follow his lead