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To thrive in the post-COVID world, Europe needs a Plan B Benjamin Zeeb considers the EU's COVID-19 rescue package and argues that government by consensus rather than majority is not the right method in times of crisis Europe’s China problem The European Commission’s White Paper addresses investment screening and state aid, protecting the EU from subsidised foreign acquisitions, Marta Domínguez-Jiménez and Niclas Poitiers discuss A recovery plan for Europe Maarten Verwey, Sven Langedijk and Robert Kuenzel provide a brief overview of the economic rationale for collective action and an assessment of the expected impact of the recovery plan proposed by the Commission Europe's moment The coronavirus has shaken Europe and the world to its core. Ursula von der Leyen presents a recovery plan to repair and prepare for the next generation Reading tea leaves China’s ‘Two Sessions’ gathering announced a large stimulus without a growth target. Alicia García Herrero believes this indicates that China’s recovery is far from complete Rebooting Europe European governments have adopted stringent measures to slow the spread of COVID-19. Julia Anderson, Simone Tagliapietra, and Guntram Wolff present a framework for a post COVID-19 economic recovery The path to integration This crisis is our generation’s Schuman moment, says Christine Lagarde. We have been passed the baton of European integration. And we are being asked to act by strengthening Europe Next steps in connecting Europe and Asia The EU has set out an ambitious connectivity strategy with Asia. Antti Tulonen argues the priority must be to build on the existing partnership with Japan and seek other like-minded countries in Asia Poverty reduction in the European Union Europe 2020 includes a poverty reduction target. Zsolt Darvas argues these efforts should not aim at the wrong target indicator The ambitions reshaping the business environment Christine Lagarde describes how the goals of European autonomy and addressing climate risk will shape the business environment in Europe, reiterating the need to work together Do AI markets create competition policy concerns? AI markets are young and their structure is yet to crystallise. Julia Anderson asks is European competition law ready for what happens next? The path to integration This crisis is our generation’s Schuman moment, says Christine Lagarde. We have been passed the baton of European integration. And we are being asked to act by strengthening Europe Towards a European Reconstruction Fund How should Europe respond to the economic crisis? Luis Garicano argues that the Commission issue consolidated annuities to finance a €1 trillion economic reconstruction package An opportunity for change The European Commission has been asked for a recovery fund proposal. Massimo Motta and Martin Peitz see a unique opportunity to develop a truly European programme that helps restructure the EU economy Racing against COVID-19 A long-term solution to COVID-19 includes vaccine development. Reinhilde Veugelers and Georg Zachmann propose a vaccines strategy for Europe to meet the challenge of future pandemics EU state aid policies in the time of COVID-19 Massimo Motta and Martin Peitz suggest imposing strict conditions on the state aid that is needed to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic A green recovery Dirk Schoenmaker argues that governments can attach green conditions to aid to mitigate the COVID-19 crisis and accelerate the green economy The ESM can finance the COVID fight now EU member states are debating how to finance the fight against COVID-19. Aitor Erce, Antonio Garcia Pascual and Ramon Marimon argue that using the ESM to provide the funds needed is a workable way forward

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