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Many countries are now beginning to relax their strict confinement measures as the infection, hospitalisation and death rates from the coronavirus all fall. However, the impact of such moves is being monitored very closely, in order to try to forestall any second wave of infection. Meanwhile, debate intensifies about whether people’s previous life-styles and working practices, especially in richer industrialised countries, will be radically changed and/or remain sustainable in the emerging ‘new normal’. In parallel, the possibility of finding a vaccine, and using other modern technology applications, to overcome the virus is intensively discussed. Analysts are also looking at the disease’s specific impact in the poorest regions of the world, notably in sub-Saharan Africa.

This note offers links to recent commentaries and reports from international think tanks on coronavirus and related issues. Earlier publications on the topic can be found in the previous item in this series, published by EPRS on 8 May.

What kind of post-corona world do Europeans want?
European Council on Foreign Relations, May 2020

The great lockdown: Was it worth it?
Centre for European Policy Studies, May 2020

The end of ‘business as usual’? Covid-19 and the European Green Deal
Egmont, May 2020

The coronavirus crisis highlights Germany’s ‘reluctant leader’ problem
German Marshall Fund, May 2020

In der Corona-Krise aus der WTO-Krise
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik, May 2020

European identity and the test of Covid-19
Instituto Affari Internazionali, May 2020

Eurasian Union fails a critical test: Displaying irrelevance in the time of the corona crisis
Finnish Institute of International Affairs, May 2020

Rebondir face au Covid-19 : L’enjeu du temps de travail
Institut Montainge, May 2020

Coronavirus: How are countries responding to the economic crisis?
Council on Foreign Relations, May 2020

Coronavirus vaccine: Available for all, or when it’s your turn?
Chatham House, May 2020

The health and economic impacts of Covid-19 interventions
Rand Corporation, May 2020

Risking their health to pay the bills: 100 million Europeans cannot afford two months without income
Bruegel, May 2020

Covid-19 and defence: The need for EU funding – Why EU budget negotiators should not only focus on financial firepower
Cligendael, May 2020

Coronavirus: Could a people’s bailout help?
Chatham House, May 2020

Social bonds in response to the Covid-19 crisis: When financial markets save lives
Centre for European Policy Studies, May 2020

Covid-19 and technology in the EU: Think bigger than apps
Martens Centre, May 2020

How can innovation help our societies in times of Covid-19 adversity?
Friends of Europe, May 2020

China should export more medical gear to battle Covid-19
Peterson Institute for International Economics, May 2020

The impact of Covid-19 restrictions on individual mobility
Bruegel, May 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic and conflict dynamics in Syria
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, May 2020

Covid-19 in the Horn of Africa
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, May 2020

Covid-19: Les réponses européennes
Fondation Robert Schuman, May 2020

Covid-19 exposes Italy’s vulnerability to US-China antagonism
Instituto Affari Internazionali, May 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic and deadly conflict
International Crisis Group, May 2020

Europe’s finest hour or its swansong?
Friends of Europe, May 2020

Containing Covid-19 in Sweden
Polish Institute of International Affairs, May 2020

In chaos, they thrive: The resurgence of extremist and terrorist groups during the Covid-19 pandemic
European Policy Centre, May 2020

Only a strong, united European response to Covid-19 can overcome the crisis
Friends of Europe, May 2020

Helicoptering money into Europe: The virtual credit card solution
Centre for European Policy Studies, May 2020

Over-reactions to the Coronavirus: A Chinese view on the war of words and geopolitical competition
Egmont, May 2020

How can citizens keep public corruption in check during ‘The Great Lockdown’?
Friends of Europe, May 2020

Migrations et Covid-19 : Un quitte ou double pour l’Europe?
Institut français des relations internationales, May 2020

Here’s why the EU project, age 70, must win pandemic test
Atlantic Council, May 2020

The challenge of the ‘day after’ the discovery of a Covid-19 antidote
Friends of Europe, May 2020

Why European companies might be better equipped to cope with the crisis than their US counterparts
Centre for European Policy Studies, May 2020

Building a post-pandemic world will not be easy
Bruegel, April 2020

Coronavirus risks worsening a food crisis in the Sahel and West Africa
Chatham House, May 2020

Why the UK should extend the transition period
Centre for European Reform, April 2020

Covid-19 and conflict in the Middle East
Clingendael, April 2020

Despite flattening the curve, South Korea faces economic challenges from Covid-19 as does the United States
Peterson Institute for International Economics, April 2020

Saving European defense from the coronavirus pandemic
Carnegie Europe, April 2020

Read this briefing on ‘Which ‘new normal’ after coronavirus?‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.

Read all EPRS publications on the coronavirus outbreak

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Parliament on Friday approved €3 billion in loans to help EU neighbours and partner countries deal with the fallout of COVID-19.
Committee on International Trade

Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP

Parliament on Friday approved €3 billion in loans to help EU neighbours and partner countries deal with the fallout of COVID-19.
Committee on International Trade

Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP

Parliament on Friday approved €3 billion in loans to help EU neighbours and partner countries deal with the fallout of COVID-19.
Committee on International Trade

Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP

Parliament on Friday approved €3 billion in loans to help EU neighbours and partner countries deal with the fallout of COVID-19.
Committee on International Trade

Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP

MEPs called for a €2 trillion recovery package to help overcome the damage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic during the May plenary session.

Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP

MEPs called for a €2 trillion recovery package to help overcome the damage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic during the May plenary session.

Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP

L’Empire du milieu a trouvé 2500 volontaires pour leur inoculer un vaccin expérimental. La phase 2 d’un processus qui en comporte trois avant toute éventuelle commercialisation, se terminera d’ici fin juillet.

Des vents forts souffleront parfois en rafales à partir de ce vendredi en début d’après-midi sur plusieurs wilayas du pays, réduisant fortement la visibilité par des soulèvements de sable, indique le Centre national de météorologie.   Les 9 wilayas concernées sont respectivement : El Oued, Ouargla, Adrar, Ghardaïa, Bechar, El Beidh, Djelfa, Laghouat et Biskra, […]

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Les Béninois iront aux urnes le dimanche 17 mai prochain pour élire leurs conseillers communaux et municipaux. A quelques heures du scrutin, l'amazone Claudine Afiavi Prudencio lance un appel au vote pour le parti du maïs nourricier.

L'honorable Claudine Afiavi Prudencio invite les électeurs à voter massivement pour l'Union Démocratique pour un Bénin Nouveau (UDBN).
En course pour les élections communales et municipales du 17 mai 2020, l'UDBN a résolu de porter très haut l'étendard de la femme béninoise et de promouvoir la jeunesse en positionnant sur sa liste plus de candidatures féminines et de jeunes.
Le parti regroupe en son sein des femmes et des hommes de qualité aux compétences avérées.
Dans son message, la présidente de l'UDBN a remercié tous ceux qui envoient les messages de félicitations notamment les organisations de la société civile qui marquent leur reconnaissance pour l'effort fourni par la formation politique. « Nous pensons avoir joué notre partition. C'est le moment pour que tous ceux qui croient en cet idéal, nous rejoignent », a-t-elle lancé. A l'adresse de toutes les femmes et à tous les jeunes du Bénin, l'honorable rappelle que le combat n'est pas celui d'une personne. « Ce combat n'est pas seulement le combat de Claudine Afiavi Prudencio. C'est la cause de nous tous. Nous devons donc nous unir pour relever les nobles défis qui se dressent devant nous », a soutenu l'Amazone de la politique.
Elle invite les femmes, les jeunes et toutes les personnes soucieuses du développement de nos communes, à rejoindre le navire UDBN. « Avec l'UDBN, plus rien ne sera comme avant dans nos communes ! », promet-elle.
« A toutes les Amazones et à tous les Soldats de l'Union Démocratique pour un Bénin Nouveau, je dis bon courage. Impossible n'est pas UDBN. Notre victoire est assurée ! », a déclaré Claudine Afiavi Prudencio.
Les Béninois sont appelés à faire le bon choix le dimanche 17 mai 2020. « Voter UDBN, en apposant le cachet sur le maïs, le maïs qui garantit la sécurité alimentaire à toutes les familles », lance la présidente de l'UDBN.
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L’interdiction de se réunir à plus de cinq personnes commence à peser du côté des ONG et de la gauche. Des élus réclament un encadrement spécifique.

Az uniós tagság előnyei csak annak járnak, akik a kötelezettségeket is vállalják. Az EU főtárgyalója szerint nem lesz idén megállapodás.

Hacker fordern für die gestohlenen Akten eines Promi-Anwalts 42 Millionen Dollar Lösegeld. Sie drohen nun, «schmutzige Wäsche» über den US-Präsidenten Donald Trump zu enthüllen.

Chinese spies were suspected by Belgian intelligence to have installed surveillance equipment in a building in Brussels which now houses Malta's EU embassy and which overlooks the European Commission HQ, Le Monde reports, citing classified Belgian files. A Chinese firm renovated the building and the then head of Belgium's intelligence service, the VSSE, Alain Winants, wrote to Belgium's then foreign minister to warn him, Le Monde said.

Kötvényekből és új uniós forrásokból adna vissza nem térítendő támogatásokat a koronavírus utáni gazdasági újjáépítésre ez EP.

452524 SDGs SDGs:  3 - Good health and well-being

The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan delivered humanitarian and anti-Covid aid following the collapse of the Sardoba dam in the Sirdaryo region in Uzbekistan on 13 May 2020. More than 70,000 citizens were evacuated from their homes due to the dam burst at the beginning of the month and resulting in flood. Given that the physical distance measures to stop the spread of Covid-19 became almost impossible, it was important to provide materials to combat that transnational threat along with providing the humanitarian aid.

With support from a local trucking company who donated space in a truck, staff from the PCUz drove to the Sirdaryo region and handed over medical masks, sanitary equipment, diapers, cotton mattresses and other vital household equipment to those affected by the dam burst. The PCUz is committed to assisting Uzbekistan with support in this time of crisis and many of the staff contributed personally to the effort. 

Senior Project Officer Hans-Ullrich Ihm said: “As a security organization, the OSCE considers its mandate of comprehensive security to mean more than just acting in the event of conflict. We see it as our duty to assist Uzbekistan during this difficult time caused by the recent flood combined with the Covid-19 threat.”

L’an dernier, tant les infractions routières que le nombre d’accidents ont diminué. Neuf accidents mortels sont à déplorer.