In the midst of the crisis that the pandemic has brought to the hearts of the families and peoples of the world, Europe is called upon to make an exceptional effort in order to ensure that the acute phase of the crisis is managed in the best way possible, given the dramatic circumstances. There is a need for strong guidelines to be given to the individual Member States to ensure a way out of the crisis with the least possible trauma to employment and economy.

Until now, in the European debate, contrasts between so-called rigorist countries and the south of Europe have prevailed. Beyond flags, we believe that at this stage, a common sense of providing Europe with a collective economic and social commitment as well as common health care, capable of putting in place ordinary and extraordinary tools to support recovery, must prevail.

So far significant measures have been taken and tax measures are multiplying. The anti-European sentiment and a dangerous underestimation of the measures taken until now by Brussels and Frankfurt must be overcome. Europe is there, it exists, it is effective, it is flexible, it is fast and, while not yet doing everything it could do, it has already done a lot to avoid some European countries from falling on hard times.

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