This is, once again on COVID, the EU being asked to take action and being constrained by its rules and competencies. EU level is the *obvious* level to implement this sort of research plan. twitter.com/IlvesToomas/st…
It’s striking how few people are asking for less Europe during COVID. Its clear that public and policy expectations of the EU have grown to a scale that is beyond its current structure and powers. One of the tasks for the next period is to understand how what the EU can do can be
brought into alignment with what the public want and need it to do – in a way that is democratic and rooted in ongoing public consent.
(update to share ERC statement which to say the least contradicts some key elements: erc.europa.eu/news/resignati…)
Originally posted as a thread of 4 tweets on Twitter on 7 April 2020. View the original thread.