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Europe’s pandemic politics: How the virus has changed the public’s worldview | European Council on Foreign Relations

Europe’s pandemic politics: How the virus has changed the public’s worldview | European Council on Foreign Relations: European governments and the institutions in Brussels have realised that the coronavirus crisis has created an opening for collective European action. The Franco-German recovery plan presented in May could be the beginning of a vital new stage of the European story. But, for leaders to bring a more powerful and unified Europe into being, they must make the right policy choices and tailor their arguments in a way that connects with – rather than repels – European voters.

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