How Relevant? The EU’s ‘Geopolitical’ Commission and the Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic. College of Europe Policy Brief #4.20 April 2020

Emiliani, Tommaso (2020) How Relevant? The EU’s ‘Geopolitical’ Commission and the Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic. College of Europe Policy Brief #4.20 April 2020. [Policy Paper]

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Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic constitutes an unprecedented challenge for the European Union (EU), posing existential internal as well as external threats to the European integration project. > At the same time, the impact of this global crisis on the international order opens unexpected windows of opportunity for reinforced European integration and a stronger EU presence in the world. > To seize the momentum, the European Commission needs to act consistently with the geopolitical approach put forward by President Ursula von der Leyen. > Internally, it must promote cohesion and unity among member states and coordinate a joint European response to the sanitary, political, and socioeconomic challenges. > Externally, it must join efforts with like-minded members of the international community to establish a robust system of multilateral crisis management tackling the multiple dimensions of the crisis.

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