Crisis Decision-Making

How COVID-19 Has Changed the Working Methods of the EU Institutions

Jean Monnet Chair Webinar Series - Pandemics in Europe: Political & Social Responses

Sophia Russack, Centre for European Policy Studies
Drew Fenner, UF Political Science & CES student

The COVID-19 pandemic changed the dynamics of the EU institutions. Much attention has been paid to the functioning of the EU institutions at the highest political level, but less so at the working levels of the Council, the Commission and the European Parliament. What was the nature of EU action in this time and how well did the decision-making machinery work? This talk analyses all three main institutions by a) describing how decisions are usually made; b) exploring how they are made in corona times; and c) assessing how well the individual institutions were equipped and able to adapt to these unusual circumstances.

Support for this talk was provided by the European Commission Erasmus+ Programme.

The European Commission's support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.