Jet Lag: Season 2, Episode 3—The EU and COVID-19

In this episode of Jet Lag, we look at what is happening with the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. Helping us talk about this issues is, Christian Martin, the Max Weber Visiting Chair in German and European Studies at NYU’s Center for European and Mediterranean studies. 

Some of the topics we get into are:

• Germany’s low death rate and its containment measures
• Privacy concerns in the EU and tracking the coronavirus
• Hungary’s far-reaching emergency legislation and the EU’s response
• The effect of the coronavirus on the EU’s economy 
• The humanitarian crisis with refugees and asylum seekers at Greece’s border
• And looking at the future of Europe amid this pandemic

Photo: By Reinhard Thrainer from Pixabay