By Stefano Riela Has the COVID-19 crisis pushed solidarity in the European Union? Stefano Riela explores. It was one of the longest European Council meetings. From Friday 17 July to Tuesday 21 July, five days and four nights in Brussels during which the 27 EU heads of...
Simon Green, John Morgan, and Mark Amsler join Maria Armoudian to discuss where Europe is heading in the wake of Brexit and the recent French and UK election results. This discussion was hosted by the European Institute at the University of Auckland. Simon Green is a...
By Richey Wyver While the devastating truth of Sweden’s COVID death rates has invoked an increase in criticism, international reporting continues to swing on a pendulum between themes of, “Has Sweden got it all wrong?” and “Was Sweden right all along?”. The Swedish...
By Justine Pillay Spain was amongst the nations hardest hit by the pandemic and, despite the uneasiness surrounding Sánchez’s late response to the crisis, even by his hardline supporters, Spain is on its way to recovery. On a Thursday evening in Salamanca, the...
By Logan Carmichael As lockdowns have been imposed across Europe and around the world as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the move online of traditionally in-person tasks and services has sent many countries into turmoil. As lockdowns have been imposed across...
By Norman Franke Norman Franke looks at how COVID-19 is impacting Germany and what they are doing about it. What is the situation in Germany regarding the COVID-19 crisis? Let’s start with one of the most interesting aspects: love in the time of corona. And...
By Malcolm Campbell When Ireland’s Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, offered his resignation to President Michael D. Higgins on 20 February, little did he realise the responsibility that lay ahead. When Ireland’s Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, offered his resignation to President...
By Susanna Trnka On March 18, 2020, the Czech Republic became the first country in Europe to legislate mandatory coverage of the mouth and nose in all public areas in an attempt to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. On March 18, 2020, the Czech Republic became the first...
By Geoff Kemp “I saw my father alive, dead, and buried, the threefold process that’s at once so ordinary and so extraordinary, and tragically has become more ordinary in the UK in these extraordinary times.” I made three journeys to Britain and back as...
By Ayca Arkilic Looming economic problems have not prevented Ankara from showcasing its soft power and engaging in “corona diplomacy.” Turkey announced its first case of coronavirus on 11 March 2020. According to the Turkish Ministry of Health, as of 25 May 2020,...