CONTENTS Con tents INTRODUCTION 2 HONESTLY BROKERING A COMMON EUROPEAN APPROACH TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY 3 A REALISTIC MFF AND GREEN RECOVERY 3 … WHILE SAFEGUARDING COHESION FOR THE NEXT FINANCIAL CYCLE 4 JOINT PROSPERITY- ORGANISING WORK AND GROWTH AMIDST THE CRISIS. THE CASE OF SEASONAL WORKERS 5 UPHOLDING DEMOCRACY AND RULE-OF-LAW PRINCIPLES – HEATED DISPUTES AHEAD? 6 DEALING WITH STRATEGIC ALLIES AND COMPETITORS IN TIMES OF A ZEITGEIST MARKED BY GREAT POWER COMPETITION 6 CONCLUSION: CEE WILL HELP A FLEXIBLE BERLIN CREATE TRACTION FOR THE EU TO EMERGE FROM THE CRISIS AS A UNIFIED FORCE 8 1