The European Parliament's Involvement in the EU Response to the Corona Pandemic
The European Parliament's Involvement in the EU Response to the Corona Pandemic

Author: Nicolai von Ondarza

Publisher:

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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Zusammenfassung: Since the beginning of 2020, European Union (EU) institutions have adopted a number of measures in response to the corona pandemic to coordinate Member States' containment efforts and provide European resources for joint reconstruction. The EU recovery fund will set the course that will shape European integration. Nevertheless, despite its budgetary rights, the European Parliament (EP) has remained an onlooker for most of these decisions, as it did during the euro and refugee crises. In order to strengthen democratic legitimacy and the European perspective, the EP should be more closely involved in the EU recovery fund in the short term, and in the long term be given a co-decision role in the EU's crisis policy instruments

States of Emergency in Response to the Coronavirus Crisis
States of Emergency in Response to the Coronavirus Crisis

Author: María Díaz Crego

Publisher:

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 51

ISBN-13: 9789284675470

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The present study examines the normative response of the 27 European Union Member States (EU-27) during the first phase of the Covid-19 pandemic (March to mid-June 2020). Following an initial description of the theories surrounding the states of emergency and exception (Schmitt, Rossiter, Agamben, Posner and Vermeule), the authors describe the international law framework of states of emergency and of the recommendations of the Venice Commission in this respect. The analysis identifies four main normative responses (constitutional states of emergency; statutory regimes; use of special legislative powers by the executive; and ordinary legislation). The study does not focus on the specific content of the various containment measures, but rather on the normative mechanisms that led to the introduction of such measures, highlighting the main features and trends. The study also devotes particular attention to the role of national parliaments in the adoption of the various normative responses and explores the degree to which national parliaments have been involved and could exercise parliamentary oversight over the normative measures used by the executive to contain the pandemic in the EU-27.

The Pandemic Crisis and the European Union
The Pandemic Crisis and the European Union

Author: Paulo Vila Maior

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-11-15

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 1000470938

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This book assesses the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for the European Union (EU), as well as its response in dealing with an overarching, multidimensional crisis with consequences extending beyond public health safety to political, economic, legal, and institutional arenas. It argues the pandemic represents a symmetric crisis cutting across countries with different social, economic and political characteristics and which yet - despite favouring cooperative solutions at the supranational level - has largely been met with initial responses of a national, even local, nature. So, how well did the EU perform as a crisis manager in the pandemic crisis? This book will be of key interest to scholars, students and readers of crisis, pandemic and health management, European Union politics and governance.

No One's World
No One's World

Author: Charles Kupchan

Publisher: OUP USA

Published: 2012-03

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0199739390

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The rise of emerging powers is eclipsing not just the preeminence of the West, but also its ideological dominance. The twenty-first century will not belong to America, China, Asia, or anyone else. It will be no one's world. Charles Kupchan spells out how to capitalize on the coming diversity to fashion a consensus between the West and the rising rest.

The European Union’s role in the post-pandemic world
The European Union’s role in the post-pandemic world

Author: Dr. Stephen Blackwell

Publisher: Trends Research & advisory

Published: 2020-01-01

Total Pages: 83

ISBN-13: 9948348303

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The Coronavirus pandemic has had a severe impact on the member states of the European Union (EU). In addition to the health impact, the Union’s economies will fall into recession as a result of the lockdown and other measures taken to contain the virus. After an uncertain initial reaction, the EU’s main institutions have coordinated deliveries of medical aid and provided a substantial financial package to assist the recovery of the European economies. Nevertheless, the crisis poses many questions about the Union’s future role in the world. Based on a complex legal order, the EU’s external relations reflect the economic power of the world’s largest single market. However, although the Union has used trade to great effect in deals with third countries, the member states still have much to do to develop effective EU foreign and defense policies. Most crucially, the Union’s global strategy depends on maintaining the current multilateral order in cooperation with other great powers. The EU’s influence as an international actor also depends on the member states’ ability to maintain their cohesion and overcome the current crisis together.

Public Policy and the Impact of COVID-19 in Europe
Public Policy and the Impact of COVID-19 in Europe

Author: Magdalena Tomala

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2022-05-08

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 1000619966

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This book analyses Europe’s COVID-19 response provided by governments and societies, to assess its influence on the economy from both a short- and long-term perspective. The authors argue that there are three key factors that determine how successful a given country is. The first is the determination and effectiveness of the government. The second is the capacity of states and their healthcare systems in times of crisis. The third is society’s willingness to adhere to emergency measures and to cooperate with authorities. The book examines the government policy of EU states during the pandemic; studies the behaviour of EU societies; reveals the influence of the pandemic crisis on the economy of EU states and formulates a successful strategy to counteract the challenges wrought by the pandemic. The book will appeal to scholars and researchers engaged in the fields of economic and political science, global studies and international relations. Furthermore, it will also be addressed to policy makers of European States as it contains a complex analysis of their policy responses and the corresponding impact on European economy and society.

The European Public Health Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
The European Public Health Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2023

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789284801435

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This study was drawn up to support the work of the European Parliament's Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic. It examines the European Union's public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic across the following five pillars: (1) the EU vaccines strategy and national vaccination strategies; (2) independent scientific evidence on vaccine effectiveness; (3) the EU public health response to COVID-19, addressing the EU framework for crisis response; (4) the EU's prevention and preparedness efforts for future health threats; and (5) considerations regarding EU competences in public health. By assessing the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic, the current state of play, challenges, and opportunities for improvement in EU public health governance, a series of recommendations are proposed to strengthen the EU's resilience and preparedness for future cross-border health threats.

Governments' Responses to the Covid-19 Pandemic in Europe
Governments' Responses to the Covid-19 Pandemic in Europe

Author: Kennet Lynggaard

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-12-01

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13: 3031141458

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This book examines similarities and differences in 31 European governments’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic hit Europe in early 2020. It spread across the continent during the Spring while anxious electorates were treated to news reports about health systems under duress and frustrated attempts by public procurement officials to obtain adequate supplies of medical and protective equipment. Over the next 15–18 months considered by this book, national responses exhibited both similarities and profound variations as the different endeavours to regulate social interactions constituted a stress test for political systems across Europe.

Comparing and Contrasting the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the European Union
Comparing and Contrasting the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the European Union

Author: Linda Hantrais

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-11-05

Total Pages: 119

ISBN-13: 1000330206

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Comparing and Contrasting the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the European Union challenges the use of uncontextualised comparisons of COVID-19 cases and deaths in member states during the period when Europe was the epicentre of the pandemic. This timely study looks behind the headlines and the statistics to demonstrate the value for knowledge exchange and policy learning of comparisons that are founded on an in-depth understanding of key socio-demographic and public health indicators within their policy settings. The book adopts innovative, integrated, multi-disciplinary international perspectives to track and assess a fast-moving topical subject in an accessible format. It offers a template for analysing policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and for using evidence-based comparisons to inform and support policy development.

COVID-19 in Europe and North America
COVID-19 in Europe and North America

Author: Veronique Molinari

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2022-04-19

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 3110745089

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Have the countries’ internal boundaries played a role in the response to the Covid-19 epidemic? What does the coronavirus crisis tell us about the sometimes strained relationship between national and regional/federal governments? This collective loock at the short- and medium term impact of the COVID-19 crisis on relations between central and regional governments.