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Significance
Far-reaching law-making powers have been delegated to governments throughout Europe, which have engaged in unprecedented levels of public spending; the urgency posed by the pandemic made challenges from the courts less likely.
Impacts
Few parliaments will make reputational gains from the COVID-19 experience, levels of public trust being already low before the pandemic.
The distribution of public money for virus awareness campaigns has contributed to a trend of diminished media scrutiny in several countries.
The disruption provoked by COVID-19 will hasten legislatures’ digitalisation with remote voting, committee sessions and hearings.
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