Does the Covid-19 pandemic mark the end of European unity?

A new beginning for Europe?

Leaders across Europe were quick to say they would do whatever it takes to fight the coronavirus a few months ago.

But as reality sinks in, with growth collapsing and national budget deficits reaching levels not seen before in peace time, we need to ask what can be done at a supranational level and will it be enough to hold together a diverse set of nation states? Never let a good crisis go to waste Following the old adage, European integration typically jumps forward when the Union is under stress. And this time is no different: the support package negotiated by European leaders late last month is worth up to €540bn (4% of EU GDP). Some of the measures would have been hard to imagine not too lo...