"What seemed like science fiction just a few weeks ago has turned into reality: a global health crisis requiring the most severe of safety measures, bringing economic and social life around the globe to all but a standstill. Although all European countries are affected, European politics has made the impression of being caught up in confusion, unable to respond in a unified and cooperative manner. Worse still – with unilateral and unannounced border closures, export bans on vital medical equipment and chauvinistic remarks about other countries' crisis management abilities, the coronavirus risks plunging the European Union and its member states into a deep, long-lasting crisis ..."

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