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Crisis Decision-Making: How COVID-19 Has Changed the Working Methods of the EU Institutions
March 30, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Jean Monnet Chair Webinar Series: Pandemics in Europe: Political & Social Responses
Sophia Russack, Centre for European Policy Studies
Drew Fenner, UF Political Science & CES student
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The COVID-19 pandemic changed the dynamic of the EU institutions. Much attention has been paid to the functioning of the EU institutions at the highest political level, but less so at the working levels of the Council, the Commission, and the European Parliament. What was the nature of EU action in this time and how well did the decision-making machinery work? This talk analyses all three main institutions by: a) describing how decisions are usually made; b) exploring how they are made in corona times; and c) assessing how well the individual institutions were equipped and able to adapt to these unusual circumstances. This talk is presented by the UF Center for European Studies and supported by the Erasmus+ Programme.