The Problems with the EU’s COVID-19 Lockdown Exit Strategy

The coronavirus has taken many governments by surprise and nowhere is that more apparent than in the EU. Brussels’ response to the pandemic has been both chaotic and uncoordinated. This has resulted in the bloc’s 27 member states initiating a request to the European Commission (EC) on March 26 which request that the EU’s executive should draft guidelines that all member states should follow.

The guidelines have been unveiled by EC President Ursula von der Leyen, who warned that a failure to coordinate could eradicate the progress made from the tough measures that have been in place over the past month.