Przegląd Europejski 1/2021

The main theme of the issue is the analysis of various aspects of the impact on Europe of the COVID-19 pandemic, the consequences of which have become a financial, legal and political challenge. Articles dealing with these issues examine the anti-crisis instruments introduced in the European Union and the implications for the budget of the EU and its Member States, as well as the principle of proportional precaution as a preventive measure in the fight against COVID-19. The authors look at current national policies related to the pandemic and, among other things, wonder whether the European concept of human rights will survive a public health emergency.

Apart from that, the issue features texts discussing geopolitical concepts of Central Europe, problems of assessing xenophobic sentiments, or devoted to the study of the identity of immigrants from the Middle East as a challenge for integration into the societies of European host countries. In several articles, Polish and foreign scholars describe the history and current state of dialogue between the European Union and Russia.

The publication is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Poland license (CC BY 3.0 PL) (full license available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/pl/legalcode).

Keywords: Central Europe, identity of immigrants, COVID-19, rule of law, Pole's Card, human rights.