ETUI & FEPS COVID Response Double Webinar

2 June 2020, 12h - 14h15 (CET)

The unexpected health crisis that has hit the world a couple of months ago has brought us in an economic recession, which is likely to last and morph into an economic and financial crisis and has caused huge societal distress. What is more, the challenges facing our societies even prior to the Covid-19-crisis, such as climate change, and social, labour market and economic inequalities, have not disappeared, on the contrary – they have become more visible or have been aggravated by the public health measures and the deteriorated economic situation. The challenges facing the European Union member states are immense and national efforts to address them alone are bound to lead to economic and social divergence with potentially grave political consequences, especially for the European integration project. In that sense, coming up with a Recovery Plan which reaffirms European solidarity and which not only tackles the immediate needs but also boosts the green transition in a socially just way is of existential importance for the EU. How can we then assess the Recovery Plan announced on 27 May? Does it propose adequate tools and resources for addressing the challenges lying ahead and why?

The unprecedented global health crisis will not only have a vast human and economic cost, it will also reshuffle deeply our societies. It is argued that nothing will be the same again after Covid-19. But what different options are there for the way forward? How should a post-corona society that is more egalitarian, resilient and sustainable look like?

The European Trade Union Institute and FEPS have joined forces in this double webinar to try to find answers to these and other crucial questions. The first session will focus on the assessment of the recovery plan of the European Commission while the second should lay out and discuss the possible scenarios for a post Covid society.

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