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We'll be picking some choice quotes and insights from our TEPSA Debate hosted with @IAIonline

Stay tuned for more from @Poli_Eleonora, @NicolePirozzi, @carolinaplescia, and @ilketoygur

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"The idea that Europe is not solving domestic problems is nothing new - we've been seeing it for decades"

- @carolinaplescia from @UniboMagazine, our first featured speaker, on growing Euroscepticism in Italy since the early 2000s

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"The rhetoric on the EU has always been different between government and opposition, but now the government is talking more about the EU negatively"

- @carolinaplescia on changes to 'blame shifting' in Italy in recent times

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"If we are to speak about euroscepticism in Italy, the first step is to speak about #Salvini"

- @Poli_Eleonora from @IAIonline on the origins of this new rise in Italian euroscepticism

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"Why is Salvini losing votes while other eurosceptic parties are growing? Many ex-Salvini voters don't regard him as a strongman: #Conte has taken on his role in government, the migration issue has lost relevance during #COVID19, Lega is in internal crisis"

- @Poli_Eleonora
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"We're talking about more than 30,000 deaths, an over 9% loss in GDP: the impact on support for the EU is heavy"

- @NicolePirozzi on the crisis in EU-support exacerbated by the #coronacrisis

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"In a shocking recent poll, #China and #Russia are considered among the friendlist countries towards Italy, while people see Germany, France, and the UK as enemies"

- @NicolePirozzi elaborating on a shocking change in public opinion in Italy

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"This crisis can be an opportunity to grow towards a better future"

@NicolePirozzi takes us through what the #coronacrisis can mean for the #FutureofEurope

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"We need to enlarge the European public space, and the #CoFoE is an opportunity to do this [...] we need to ensure that #CoFoE is open to ALL European citizens, allowing for a transnational, truly European debate"

- @NicolePirozzi: we need a truly European debate!

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We're opening the floor to questions: get them in for answers from our great panel of experts!

#FutureofEurope
#COVID19
#Euroscepticism
#Italy

Ciaran in the chat is "delighted to see this is an all-women panel giving such great insights into such an important and pressing issue" - we couldn't agree more! @IAIonline

@ilketoygur
@Poli_Eleonora
@NicolePirozzi
@carolinaplescia

"The main difference is that in the last years, in Italy there has been a sharper decline in support for EU membership: the difference is the refugee crisis"

- @carolinaplescia, comparing and contrasting in Spain and Italy the impact context on euroscepticism during #COVID19

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"One of the reasons for decreasing trust in the EU is that the EU has consistently been used as a scapegoat for anything and everything that the public didn't like - this is something that we see in a lot of Member States"

- @Poli_Eleonora

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"The way to fight against euroscepticism is for the EU to have more of a positive, and visible, role in people's daily lives"

- @Poli_Eleonora from @IAIonline, with not only a diagnosis, but a SOLUTION!

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"We are seeing a change of attitude: digitalisation teleworking, and the regularisation of irregular work (eg. seasonal migrant workers) are seen as a necessity dur to #COVID19"

- We're expanding the conversation with @NicolePirozzi

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"If we are to re-open the country to irregular workers, we need to make sure they are treated fairly, and paid fairly. We can't have migrant workers in the fields working with no rights"

- @Poli_Eleonora laying down the necessary conditions for a compassionate re-opening

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"#Eurobonds would have been good for Italy, but now we have to think about recovery: we need to give something concrete to European citizens"

- @Poli_Eleonora reinforcing her point about a compassionate re-opening

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"I'm not sure we can move forwards without consensus among the national leaders. When the EU higher-ups are making decisions, they need that base of consensus to work well"

- @ilketoygur unites all the relevant points as we move towards our panellists' final thoughts

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"I think the question of the role of the EU in the coming months is crucial: Europe has faced crises before, but it's response is still crucial"

- @carolinaplescia's final comments on this TEPSA Debate

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"Thank you to @IAIonline and TEPSA for organising this all-female panel, I hope there will be more in future"

- @Poli_Eleonora's final comments on this TEPSA Debate

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"We need to keep our guards up against euroscepticism in future, this should be a key priority"

- @NicolePirozzi's final thoughts at the end of this TEPSA Debate

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"If your question was missed, do not hesitate to continue the conversation on Twitter"

Thank you to moderator @ilketoygur, and panellists @Poli_Eleonora, @carolinaplescia, and @NicolePirozzi, and thank you to @IAIonline for helping organise this great online event! 💪

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