Most international football might not be played until 2021 because of coronavirus pandemic travel restrictions and the need to give club competitions the chance to resume, one of Fifa’s vice-presidents has said. Victor Montagliani, a Canadian who is president of the governing body for North and Central America and the Caribbean (Concacaf), has been heading a Fifa working group formulating plans to deal with the implications of the sport being largely shut down since last month. Fifa already has called off international matches that were due to be played in…
Read MoreDay: April 14, 2020
After the pandemic: how to use the Conference on the Future of Europe to rethink society
From financial problems to migration and Brexit, the European Union has faced multiple challenges so far. Nowadays, Europe is being hard-hit by another “black swan” – the COVID-19 pandemic. Could this one be even more destructive? How can the EU learn from its mistakes in order to better face future unpredictable crises, asks Nicolae Ştefănuţă. Nicolae Ştefănuţă is an MEP for the Save Romania Union (Renew). He is a vice-chair for EU-US relations and sits on the Environment, Budget and Foreign Affairs Committee. The rapid spread of COVID-19 has led…
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