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Special Issue: Escaping the Politics Trap? EU Integration Pathways Beyond the Polycrisis. Guest Editors: Francesco Nicoli and Jonathan Zeitlin

Regional crises and European fiscal preferences: how regional Covid-19, economic downturn, and migration shape support for EU risk sharing

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Received 22 Aug 2023, Accepted 20 Mar 2024, Published online: 15 Apr 2024

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