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The European economy, much like the rest of the world, took a significant hit during the coronavirus pandemic. The EU was able to start a recovery in July, August and September last year as the bloc s GDP grew by 12.6 percent, its largest uptick since records started in 1995. But in late 2020, this progress was abruptly knocked back as infection rates spiked in some of the EU s most influential countries. Germany and the Netherlands are likely to extend their respective lockdo
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Austria s Chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, raged at the EU for its handling of a number of crises as he demanded reforms to the very foundations of the bloc. Mr Kurz, a conservative politician, has rarely been hesitant to challenge Brussels on a variety of policies. This came to a head in May 2019, when he called on the EU to make reforms to the Lisbon Treaty to punish countries for economic failings and also neglecting to observe the rule of law. The Lisbon Treaty forms the consti
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Euroscepticism has been particularly prominent in Italy in recent years, thanks largely to Matteo Salvini and his Lega Party. He has branded the euro a crime against humanity , and regularly hit out at Brussels on a number of policies. And in July, the Italexit Party was launched by Gianluigi Paragone, who promised to free Italy “from the cage of the European Union and the single currency”. A Euronews commissioned poll, released in August, found that Italy is the most lik