A common shield against common threats
"Let’s face it: The EU will only be able to defend and uphold the freedom and wellbeing of its citizens against global challenges by building a common shield against common threats. Division and fragmentation will make the strongest among us weaker." With the COVID-19 pandemic still taking the lives of the most vulnerable among us, we are humbled as we realise how fragile and exposed we are in the face of threats so real and so great, yet so far removed from our everyday routines. There is little question that we have fallen short of successfully using our Union to its full strength, as an effective means to fight the greatest global threat since its foundation, barring some notable but scarce exceptions. This realisation, as well as the current, arduous debate to deliver an adequate recovery strategy from the ensuing economic crisis, are sending shockwaves deep into the foundations of our common political and economic framework. The truth, though, is that in an increasin...