Analyses 30 May 2022 Angela Merkel’s discursive shift from the Eurozone crisis to COVID-19 By Francesco Di Blasi The euro crisis and the pandemic have put the integrity of the European Union at risk. In the absence of a truly political union, the economic and monetary union between countries as different as EU member states has fuelled inter-state conflicts. However, in contrast to what happened during the euro crisis, over the course of the pandemic, the member states managed to reach an agreement over a recovery plan in a constructive way.