"The United Kingdom's departure from the European Union and the COVID-19 crisis are offering a window of opportunity for a deeper fiscal union and further European integration in variouspolicy areas including foreign affairs and defence, tax harmonisation and climate change. While this debate goes far beyond national boundaries, the voters who cast their ballots arestill as national as ever. When the EU emerges from the pandemic, the political landscape in different member states will likely become even more crucial for European integration. Inthis context, the recent elections in the Netherlands, the latest government crisis in Italy andthe upcoming national elections in Germany, France and Hungary might show whether thatwindow of opportunity remains. This Forum provides insight into how the domestic politicsof EU member states pose a challenge to, and an opportunity for, the future of the European integration project."

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