Coronavirus Reveals Cracks in European Unity

... but, truthfully, they have been there from the start and have been widening since then. A History of Discord Ivan Timofeev: COVID-19: Toward New Forms of Social Organisation? A more historic example of discrepancy in unity was the preferential treatment of the United Kingdom in terms of their financial contributions to the EU budget. The so-called “UK Rebate,” active from 1985 to ... ... members trust in each other in times of a greater peril when even during a global epidemic help is forsaken? How to convince Spain to commit to Poland’s protection from Russia, or prevent Italy from deepening its ties with China via the Belt and Road ...