Keywords Freedom of Expression, Assembly and Association, Covid-19 Regulations, Unlawful Gatherings, Police Response

This paper seeks to explore differences in economic freedom among EU center and periphery countries. We use a sample of the 27 current member states during 2015-2019 period we employ Mann-Whitney test, which yields statistically significant robust results on disparity Size Government Legal System & Property Rights less Regulation countries seem be closer Overall score, Sound Money, Freedom ...