Compatibilities and Inconsistencies of the EU Green Deal and the Next Generation EU in a post-COVID-19 scenario – Post-Covid Europe #2

The public health crisis generated by the Covid19 pandemic and its consequences, along with the crisis management measures put in place by the European States and Union, deserve an analysis. The brutal socioeconomic and health impacts of this unforeseen crisis should make us reflect, among other things, on crisis management and social protection models, our public policies, political systems and the relationship between technology and human rights. For this reason, the Coppieters Foundation is releasing a series of papers by experts to reflect on various topics related to post-Covid19 Europe. Paper #1 is available here.

In this paper, Andreia Silva, PhD Candidate in Political Science and International Relations, and Sandrina Antunes, Researcher at the Department of Political Science, both from the University of Minho, provide an account of the compatibilities and inconsistencies of the EU Green Deal and Next Generation EU, and highlight the role of regional and local authorities (RLAs) in a post-Covid19 scenario. They show that the Green Deal and Next Generation EU are critical for the recovery of the EU, yet the future remains uncertain as the two frameworks are difficult to reconcile. Indeed, while the Green Deal puts the EU on a path towards sustainability, Next Generation EU remains a contentious proposition, as several inconsistencies have already been identified within it. In addition, in response to the Covid19 outbreak, RLAs are being called upon to ensure that it is realised with due haste, but the EU still lacks a coordination mechanism that can explicitly provide for their involvement in the preparation and implementation of national recovery and resilience plans.

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This paper is financially supported by the European Parliament. The European Parliament is not liable for the content of the paper nor the opinions expressed by its authors.

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