It sounds dramatic but he’s right. Few people alive have experienced the sort of recession we’re diving into and without European solidarity the nationalist-populists will absolutely tear European unity to shreds. twitter.com/HenryJFoy/stat…
Imagine the lines they will use if there is European solidarity – about how it was late, insufficient, etc. Now imagine the same arguments, but in the midst of a collapsing economy and with them having right on their side.
I was at @swpberlin‘s online event on Covid and EU financial response earlier, and was struck by how much it felt like a rerun of 2012. Good event, but worrying.
Originally posted as a thread of 3 tweets on Twitter on 16 April 2020. View the original thread.