The European Green Deal and Gender Diversity Conversation Is the European Green Deal gender blind? How can the EU deal with the danger of a backlash on gender equality in the face of pandemic and the subsequent economic crisis? Which ways forward are there to better connect the feminist and climate movements? Dr Ines Kappert
The Social Dimension of the European Green Deal Conversation How to prevent unemployment while phasing out fossil fuels as fast as possible? Is the ecological and social transformation a priority in the crisis recovery? Which mechanisms can help to leave no one behind in the transition? Marc Berthold
The European Green Deal and the Multiannual Financial Framework Conversation How to meet financial needs that live up to the European Green Deal and support economic recovery? Which mechanisms can bridge new and existing divisions? What should spending priorities be? Lisa Tostado, Niklas Nienaß, Rasmus Andresen, Patrick ten Brink
Green Ideas: Conference on the Future of Europe Conversation The Conference on the Future of Europe was supposed to allow citizens to get involved to identify priorities for a more democratic, sustainable and efficient EU. However, political conditions have changed dramatically since the pandemic. Dr. Christine Pütz
How the pandemic kickstarted a health tech renaissance in Nigeria Feature Covid-19 has accelerated innovation in the Nigerian health tech sector, providing opportunities for growth in an industry that has typically lacked investment, government endorsement, and attention. Ayodeji Rotinwa
Brazil delays privacy law, uses Covid-19 for data grab Commentary Federal, state, and city governments are working with technology companies to monitor citizens during the pandemic, with no guarantee of what will happen to the data after the crisis passes. The irony is that Brazil already has a law that would protect the right to privacy – but the government is trying to delay its implementation. Flávia Lefèvre, Joyce Souza
The EU has to speak with one voice: its Role in the Middle East Conversation A debate on the US-influence, Covid-19, restricted individual freedoms and the question how the EU should define its role. Dr. Bente Scheller
CAP Strategic Plans on Climate, Environment – Ever Decreasing Circles Article The latest effort at CAP reform from the Commission was supposed to focus on a new delivery model, more environmental ambition, and a performance and monitoring evaluation framework. As the Croatian presidency ends, little progress has been made. Matteo Metta
Democracy Support Outside of the EU Conversation In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy was adopted. What is the role of civil society and the future of EU democracy support in the context of the Covid-19 crisis? Dr. Cornelia Hoffmann
Post-Brexit: What Future for the EU-UK Relationship? Conversation To which extent is the coronavirus pandemic having an impact on the current Brexit negotiations? Is Brexit one of the priorities for the German Council Presidency? And what is the outlook on the future EU-UK relationship in the next decade(s)? Florian Christl