Europeans may grow increasingly disillusioned with Brussels in the event the economies of the UK and US bounce back quickly while those of the member states stall. This is the prediction of the European politics expert Grant Amyot. He has warned that despite the sizeable relief package planned by the EU to try and ward off economic collapse following the Covid pandemic, citizens across Europe will revolt if they feel the recovery has not made their lives better-off.
In the event the EU mechanism failed to secure a quick economic recovery, Professor Grant Amyot told Express.co.uk: “The end result will be people will not feel they are better off.
“They’ll feel they have suffered especially if the US economy for example comes roaring back.
“Or the British economy which at least on the health front is doing the right things to move toward recovery.
“Then people will begin to be discontent.”
However, he did conclude that the Brussel might be able to fend off a repeat of the Eurozone crisis following the 2008 financial crash.
The politics professor told Express.co.uk: “As for an actual debt…