How the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Exposing and Exacerbating the EU’s Fissures

Europe is now the epicenter of the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to the World Health Organization. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, Heather Conley joins WPR’s Elliot Waldman to discuss the EU’s response to the virus, and how the virus is adding to the many challenges facing Brussels.

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