Event Highlights: Europe at the Time of COVID-19: A View from the European Central Bank
On Saturday, May 9 (Europe’s Day) the Center for the Study of Europe at BU’s Pardee School of Global Studies hosted a lecture by Prof. Dr. Chiara Zilioli, ECB General Counsel, on the theme Europe at the Time of COVID-19: A View from the European Central Bank.
Daniela Caruso, Director of the Center for the Study of Europe, served as discussant, along with BU colleagues Prof. Vivien Schmidt, Professor of International Relations and Political Science, and Dr. Steffen Murau, Visiting Researcher at the Global Development Policy Center of the Pardee School of Global Studies.
Among other topics, Prof. Dr. Zilioli talked about the establishment of the ECB, its mandate and limits, and what it can and cannot do in response to challenges facing the European Union today, most notably, the coronavirus pandemic. On the basis of this analysis, she then proceeded to examine the decision issued by the German Federal Constitutional Court on May 5, 2020, highlighting certain problematic aspects of this recent judgment.
A video of her lecture, which took place via Webex, can be found below as well as on our YouTube channel. Please note that the video begins promptly after a brief introduction at min. 3:05.