S6: Reopening: Europe

Since the end of May and throughout the month of June, many
European Countries have lifted or loosened the lockdown measures
set in place to fight the spread of the virus. 





One of the last measures still in place is the closure of
international borders, which to some extent brought back to the
memory a closed Europe, and border checkpoints, which many of our
listeners that born after 1989 probably bene experienced, at
least on the scale we have had. 





As this is somewhat an atypical and historical moment, we are
going to embark in a peculiar journey, starting on Friday 12
June. Bruegel is supporting a project driving across 7 Countries
and more that 2.500 kilometres to collect facts about how the
border closure affected the economy and society, take a
“temperature reading” of the perceptions of people, and make an
analysis out of it. 





It is an exciting endeavour that sees Bruegel on the road, after
these months of lockdown and countless zoom livestreams. It will
provide a snapshot of the impact on the ground also of the
European policies which we are more of a commonplace in our
studies and in this podcast. 





You will be able to follow us on the road on the Bruegel
channels, as well as the project website
www.reopeningeurope.com 





This episode provides a background overview of the impact of the
reopening on European value chains, future of work, and
innovation. 





Guests


Scott Marcus, senior fellow, Bruegel


Niclas Poiters, research fellow, Bruegel


Reinhilde Veugelers, senior scholar, Bruegel





Host


Giuseppe Porcaro, head of outreach and governance, Bruegel