We have an episode of a slightly different focus today, where we view the EU decision-making from a political science perspective.

Speaking to you on the 7th of April, it is clear that EU intervention will be of central importance to kickstarting the European economy once the COVID19 pandemic dies down. Indeed, today is a day when the Eurogroup meet to discuss their COVID19 response.

However, the nature and design of any agreed-upon economic measures are predicated on the political relationships that exist in Europe, political relationships that have evolved over a financial crisis, a drawn-out Brexit negotiation and now a COVID19 crisis.

To help understand the nature of these relationships, and the bearing they might have on the nature of the economic decisions that will be made today and further into the COVID19 crisis, I am delighted to be joined by Prof. Brigid Laffan of the European University Institute in Florence.

Prof. Laffan is a leading thinker when it comes to the dynamics of European integration, Brexit and EU governance and has written extensively on the evolving nature of relations within the EU. To get the full context of EU decision-making, we discuss her work on the 2008 financial crisis and Brexit before turning to the COVID-19 response. We then discuss the implications for the future of the EU and Brexit negotiations.

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