The Covid-19 crisis has left the European Union facing the deepest recession in its history. In response to the crisis, governments have taken bold fiscal measures to mitigate the effects of the pandemic immediately. Although governments seem to have mobilized their resources taking into account their fiscal situation, the accumulated deficits created to meet the growing […]
The speed with which the population of European countries will be vaccinated is crucial for the recovery of their economies from the Covid-19 crisis, since the larger the share of the vaccinated population, the lower the need for restrictive measures, which are largely responsible for the recession, as demonstrated in a previous post. In this context, in the […]
Increased healthcare needs over the past year have pushed most European countries to increase their healthcare budgets. According to the IMF’s Fiscal Monitor, the additional increase in healthcare expenditure varied widely between European countries, ranging from 0.3% of GDP (Denmark) to 1.2% of GDP (Hungary). The share of the budget allocated to healthcare is significant, […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has a significant impact on security. Restrictive measures to manage the pandemic have also affected the crime situation in the EU Member States. Criminal groups have shown adaptability and flexibility in changing the use of criminal methods, with a strong emphasis on illegal internet activity. The main changes concerned cybercrime, counterfeit goods, […]
European solidarity is one of the most important issues of the last months as European societies and economies faced a deep and asymmetric shock due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The question is what kind of solidarity and with what characteristics? In the European Council meeting of July, a historic agreement was reached to create a […]
Dr Angeliki Dimitriadi, Senior Research Fellow, Head of ELIAMEP Migration Programme, has contributed to the FEPS COVID Response Papers series with a paper entitled: ‘The future of European Migration and Asylum Policy Post COVID19’ related to the impact that the COVID crisis is having on the reception and treatment of refugees in Europe and to […]
The policy brief* outlines the agenda of the new Commission before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, and aims to analyse the ways in which the crisis has reinforced and strengthened key points of that agenda. It further outlines the Commission’s Recovery Plan proposal, and examines its links to the aspiring green and digital transition. […]
We have undoubtedly entered a new era. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world in ways and to lengths that we can still not begin to fathom. Economics, politics, international relations, and governance, on all levels seem to be fundamentally changing. In our vastly interconnected world, where poor hygienic conditions in a provincial wet market, […]
