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European Solidarity in Action and the Future of Europe

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Editors:
  1. Michael Kaeding

    1. Institut für Politikwissenschaft, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany

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  2. Johannes Pollak

    1. Webster Vienna Private University, Wien, Austria

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  3. Paul Schmidt

    1. Austrian Society for European Politics, Wien, Austria

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  • Offers European national perspectives and perceptions of solidarity before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Presents a quick guide to different countries` positions on a highly relevant topic
  • Offers national insights relvant for policy-makers

Part of the book series: The Future of Europe (TFOE)

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Table of contents (42 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. Member States

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Austria First?

      • Katrin Auel, Paul Schmidt
      Pages 3-6

    3. Belgium: Struggling with Solidarity

      • Steven Van Hecke, Britt Vande Walle, Geert Bouckaert, Valérie Pattyn
      Pages 7-10

    4. Bulgaria: Free-Riding on EU Solidarity

      • Hristo Panchugov, Ivan Nachev
      Pages 11-13

    5. Croatia: Solidarity Lost in Translation

      • Hrvoje Butković
      Pages 15-17

    6. Cyprus’ Quest for EU Solidarity: Juxtaposing Community Values with National Interest

      • Giorgos Kentas
      Pages 19-23

    7. Flexible Solidarity and the Limits of Altruism in Czechia

      • Petr Kratochvíl, Zdeněk Sychra
      Pages 25-28

    8. Danish Frugal Solidarity

      • Catharina Sorensen
      Pages 29-32

    9. Estonia: Symbols of Solidarity or Traps of Interdependence?

      • Viljar Veebel
      Pages 33-36

    10. Finland: Cherry-Picking on Solidarity?

      • Juha Jokela
      Pages 37-40

    11. France: Solidarity for Others … and for Itself!

      • Christian Lequesne, Olivier Rozenberg
      Pages 41-44

    12. Germany: ‘Together for Europe’s Recovery’?—‘Wir schaffen das!’

      • Katrin Böttger, Funda Tekin, Friederike Augustin
      Pages 45-48

    13. Contested European Solidarity in Times of Migration Crisis: The Greek Case

      • Eugenia Kopsidi
      Pages 49-52

    14. European Solidarity? A View from a Renitent Hungary

      • Andrea Éltetö, András Inotai, Norbert Szijártó
      Pages 53-57

    15. Ireland: Dublin Benefits from and Contributes to European Solidarity

      • Brigid Laffan
      Pages 59-62

    16. Italy: The Straw That Breaks the Camel’s Back?

      • Eleonora Poli, Nicoletta Pirozzi
      Pages 63-66

    17. Latvia’s Peripheralised Solidarity: Rise and Fall of the ‘Baltic Bubble’ during the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020

      • Aleksandra Palkova, Karlis Bukovskis
      Pages 67-69

    18. Perceptions of European Solidarity in Lithuania—plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose?

      • Ramūnas Vilpišauskas
      Pages 71-74

    19. Liberty, Fraternity, Recovery—The Luxembourg Perspective

      • Guido Lessing
      Pages 75-78
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About this book

This book sheds light on how member states and EU neighbours reacted to the COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of European solidarity, what they expect from the EU, and other member states, and how they are ready to contribute to common action. The volume reveals how European countries experience and perceive solidarity from the EU and towards the EU in different policy dimensions, such as intra-EU mobility, healthcare and financial and economic aspects of Europe’s recovery. The book offers national perspectives and perceptions of solidarity and concrete aspects in different policy areas. It includes a Foreword by the Vice-presidents of the European Parliament Katarina Barley and Othmar Karas.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institut für Politikwissenschaft, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany

    Michael Kaeding

  • Webster Vienna Private University, Wien, Austria

    Johannes Pollak

  • Austrian Society for European Politics, Wien, Austria

    Paul Schmidt

About the editors

Dr. ​Michael Kaeding is Jean Monnet Professor for European Integration and European Union Politics at the Institute of Political Science of the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. He is visiting fellow of the European Institute of Public Administration in Maastricht and member of the flying faculties of the College of Europe, Bruges, and the Turkish-German University in Istanbul. Between 2016 - 2019 he was the chairman of the Trans European Policy Studies Association.

Dr. Johannes Pollak is Professor of International Relations and rector of Webster Vienna Private University, Austria. Prior to this position, he headed the Department for Political Science at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Vienna (on leave). In summer 2019, he was elected chairperson of the Board of the Institute of European Politics in Berlin. 


Paul Schmidt is the Secretary General of the Austrian Society for European Politics, which promotesand supports analysis and communication on European affairs. Prior to that he has worked at the Oesterreichische Nationalbank, both in Vienna and at their Representative Office in Brussels at the Permanent Representation of Austria to the European Union.




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