Best practices and key takeaways for liberal-constitutional democracies after the Covid-19 pandemic

This REGROUP policy paper identifies legal best practices and key takeaways for liberal-constitutional democracies in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic has tested the resilience and adaptability of liberal-constitutional democracies globally. In the European Union (EU) and its Member States, different policy responses with different impacts on constitutional democracy could be observed and have been analysed in several REGROUP research papers. This policy paper will use these findings to provide six best practices and key takeaways for policymakers, legal practitioners, and scholars. Therefore, the policy paper analyses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on liberal constitutional democracies by assessing the responses of EU Member States and formulates actionable policy recommendations. The goal is to enhance the EU’s effectiveness in responding to future crises, strengthen its resilience, and preserve the EU’s liberal-constitutional democracy.

This paper is part of work package 6.