BUILDING EUROPEAN SOLIDARITY IN TIME OF CRISIS
BUILDING EUROPEAN SOLIDARITY IN TIME OF CRISIS

Summary/Abstract: Solidarity, a principle embedded by the United Nations and later at European level in thetreaties of the European Union, is frequently used in the discourse of states, internationalorganizations and citizens, especially in the light of events in recent years. It is currently a widelydebated topic from a theoretical and practical perspective, also presupposing taking a series ofmeasures comprising those that the European Union has understood to analyse, develop and applywith reference to the crisis generated by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. In the light of these events,the present article seeks to analyse in a concise manner the management and the implementationof the measures taken regarding the starting point of this crisis. It highlights the already existingpremises in the history of the European Union that have generated the need for solidarity, butpointing out the uniqueness generated by this health crisis. The conclusions drawn from thisanalysis refer to the need for international and intra-EU cooperation through the development ofpublic policies that ensure a sustainable and inclusive recovery, bearing the imprint of solidarity,equality between states and the protection of human rights, as well as providing support from allEuropean Union citizens in order to build practical foundations for the principle of solidarity, notjust theoretical ones, so as to ensure a much more efficient and quick response to possible newcrises.

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