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Book SynopsisThis book sheds light on how member states and EU neighbours reacted to the COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of European solidarity, what they expect from the EU, and other member states, and how they are ready to contribute to common action. The volume reveals how European countries experience and perceive solidarity from the EU and towards the EU in different policy dimensions, such as intra-EU mobility, healthcare and financial and economic aspects of Europe’s recovery. The book offers national perspectives and perceptions of solidarity and concrete aspects in different policy areas. It includes a Foreword by the Vice-presidents of the European Parliament Katarina Barley and Othmar Karas.
Table of ContentsChapter 1: MEMBER STATES Austria first?
Chapter 2: Belgium: Struggling with Solidarity
Chapter 3: Bulgaria: Free-riding on EU solidarity
Chapter 4: Croatia: Solidarity lost in translation
Chapter 5: Cyprus’ quest for EU solidarity: juxtaposing community values with national interest
Chapter 6: Flexible solidarity and the limits of altruism in Czechia
Chapter 7: Danish Frugal Solidarity
Chapter 8: Estonia: symbols of solidarity or traps of interdependence?
Chapter 9: Finland: Cherry-picking on solidarity?
Chapter 10: France: solidarity for others… and for itself!
Chapter 11: Germany: ‘Together for Europe’s recovery’? – ‘Wir schaffen das!’
Chapter 12: Contested European solidarity in times of migration crisis: the Greek case
Chapter 13: European Solidarity? A view from a renitent Hungary
Chapter 14: Ireland: Dublin Benefits from and Contributes to European Solidarity
Chapter 15: Italy: the straw that breaks the camel’s back?
Chapter 16: Latvia’s Peripheralised Solidarity: Rise and Fall of the ‘Baltic Bubble’ during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Chapter 17:Perceptions of European solidarity in Lithuania - plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose?
Chapter 18:Liberty, Fraternity, Recovery - The Luxembourg perspective
Chapter 19 :Solidarity as the Small State Mantra for Malta’s EU Membership
Chapter 20: Poland: from the Solidarity movement to non-reciprocal European solidarity
Chapter 21: Gone with the pandemic? - Portugal and EU solidarity
Chapter 22: Romania relies on the EU’s solidarity budget to overcome the pandemic
Chapter 23: The extent of solidarity - (mis)interpretation in Slovakia
Chapter 24: Slovenia: Solidarity sounds right, but can we see it?
Chapter 25: Spain’s view of European solidarity: a pro-EU attitude and a self-perception of weakness
Chapter 26: Sweden: COVID-19 messing up the concept of solidarity
Chapter 27: The Netherlands: Solidarity and responsibility are two sides of the same coin
Chapter 28: "EU NEIGHBOURS Is the EU Albania’s Indispensable Ally Through Thick and Thin?"
Chapter 29: Can the coronavirus defeat ethno-politics? Paradoxes of solidarity and politics in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Chapter 30: Georgia’s Pandemic Response: promoting European integration through the lens of solidarity
Chapter 31: European solidarity out of self-interest: Iceland and crisis management in the EU
Chapter 32: Friends in need are friends indeed: how Kosovo failed to show solidarity during COVID-19 crisis
Chapter 33: Liechtenstein: Solidarity, Yes, but on my terms
Chapter 34: Montenegro: Enlargement solidarity, Hoping for the Best…
Chapter 35: EU solidarity in action: the curious case of North Macedonia – welcomed amidst quarantine!
Chapter 36: European solidarity in a time of crisis: a Norwegian perspective
Chapter 37: Serbia: Shared Loyalties Amidst the Pandemic
Chapter 38: Switzerland: solidarity taken hostage
Chapter 39: Solidarity clashes with geopolitics in EU-Turkey Relations
Chapter 40: United Kingdom: Brexit meets European Solidarity
Chapter 41: EU-Ukraine: Towards a New Quality of Solidarity
