COVID-19: a turning point for the EU? EPC Discussion Paper 16 April 2020

Van Rompey, Herman (2020) COVID-19: a turning point for the EU? EPC Discussion Paper 16 April 2020. [Discussion Paper]

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Abstract

What long-term lessons can we draw from the corona crisis? Which ones must we draw? Many say that our way of life has changed so much that there will be a time before and a time after this crisis. For me, there is a distinction between values and behaviours. There is, undoubtedly, a kind of togetherness between people, grown out of the feeling that we are all in the same boat. A lot of creative energy has been released. Digitisation has prevented us from becoming alienated from each other. Social media have shown that they don’t just polarise. Their positive uses have made the new media truly social. We have also learned that we can meet remotely, collaborate and be productive.

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