EU law in the time of COVID-19
Edward, David ; Lane, Robert ; Mancano, Leandro
European Policy Centre, Brussels
EPC - Brussels
2020
16 p.
epidemic disease ; EU law ; EU policy ; European Union
Discussion Paper - European Politics and Institutions Programme
4 September 2020
Law
https://www.epc.eu/en/Publications/EU-law-in-the-time-of-COVID-19~367180
English
"The COVID-19 emergency has caused unprecedented legal challenges to the EU institutions and the member states across a wide spectrum of areas. The measures put in place to coordinate the immediate cross-border response to the outbreak are unlikely to lead to contentious legal problems. However, the Council, and especially the Commission, being also able to react to measures taken by member states, companies or firms, could prove to be potentially more intrusive.
This paper deals with the powers governing the EU's public health response to the COVID-19 outbreak and analyses the legal implications of actions taken by member states, companies and firms to mitigate the economic fallout of the lockdown and restrictions put in place to stop the spread of the virus. "
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