How will the coronavirus affect the European Union?

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Question: How will the coronavirus affect the European Union?
Position‹3 of 3: Social consequences

This position examines the social consequences of coronavirus for the European Union. It asks whether the shared experience of the pandemic will draw member nations closer together — the trauma forging a sense of common affinity — or instead harden national identities.

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The shared trauma will create affinity between nations
As each member state goes through the same difficult journey of combating the virus, EU group identity grows stronger.