Our economies and our European way of living are severely affected. But today there is a unique chance to rethink our ambitious objectives and to rebuild together a better economy based on renewed principles.
Defeating Covid-19 - investing in the Green Deal
“It’s time to wake up. To take notice. To raise our voices. It’s time to build back better for People and Planet” – against the backdrop of the current COVID19-induced crisis, the motto of this year’s UN #WorldEnvironmentDay couldn’t have been chosen better!
Indeed, while the European Union’s COVID-19 Recovery Plan does have some green strings attached, the battle is waging on just how much of the bloc’s Green Deal will be realised through this ‘once-in-a-generation’ moment of government spending.
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The EU should not and cannot afford to forget what Ursula von der Leyen called EU’s “man on the moon” moment back then.
Two themes will dominate EU policymaking over the next few years: the medium and longer term ‘green deal’ and the much more immediate imperative of an effective response to the Covid-19 economic crisis.