Commentary
International Relations
Trump’s Second Term a Crossroads for Central Europe – COMMENTARY
6 November 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic crisis has shown both the problems and the results of the EU. The Single Market is still operating, and once the crisis is over we can build on this achievement of integration.
The coronavirus pandemic may not have killed the European Union, but it will certainly change the course of the debate about the future of the EU, which was meant to take place in this May following the initiative of the European Commission.
This is an overdue debate, but the priorities appear to have changed significantly in the last couple of months.
The COVID-19 disease did not seem like an issue for Europe until global interconnectedness and ski resorts brought the virus to the continent a few months ago.