Defeating covid-19 in Gaza: Is it enough?
Urgent intervention can mitigate the worst effects of the pandemic. But the EU should also help Gaza escape its man-made crisis.
Health & Covid-19
The EU can emerge stronger from the pandemic if Merkel seizes the moment
One member state has become a dictatorship as others spiral into debt. Germany must lead the European Union through the coronavirus crisis
How Europe can help Iran fight covid-19
European governments and the EU should press the US to strengthen the humanitarian exemptions in its Iran sanctions
Bonding over coronabonds? How the financial question divides Europe
The EU members states have been caught up in a heated discussion on possible European ‘coronabonds’, a joint debt assistance by the Union to help…
The coronavirus: A geopolitical earthquake
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.
No more red lines left to cross: The Hungarian government’s emergency measures
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
The coronavirus in Eastern Europe: Avoiding another Chernobyl
Eastern Europe has so far not seen an outbreak of the coronavirus as severe as that in the west of the continent. But the situation…
Our finest hour
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.
Covid-19 and European solidarity: The fight for who we are
Now is the time for the EU to harness its transformational power – and to protect citizens without turning in on itself
After the pandemic: Why Europe must restore its economic and social safety margins
A pandemic is reminding us that we often distribute rewards in our society in inverse proportion to real social usefulness.