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Coronavirus in the EU's Eastern Neighborhood: Why Brussels Needs to Scale Up Its Support
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Abstract While the magnitude of the current pandemic is still unknown, Eastern Europe might be facing a major regional catastrophe. The six countries of the EU’s Eastern Partnership (EaP) have dysfunctional health-care systems and lack resources and protective equipment for their doctors and hospitals. The E... view more
While the magnitude of the current pandemic is still unknown, Eastern Europe might be facing a major regional catastrophe. The six countries of the EU’s Eastern Partnership (EaP) have dysfunctional health-care systems and lack resources and protective equipment for their doctors and hospitals. The European Commission’s offer of immediate assistance is good news. However, much more will be needed to help the EU’s eastern partners fight the coronavirus and mitigate the socioeconomic impact of this crisis.... view less
Keywords
epidemic; EU; Eastern Europe; neughborhood policy; EU policy; health care delivery system; security policy; crisis management (econ., pol.); assistance
Classification
European Politics
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
8 p.
Series
DGAP Policy Brief, 7
ISSN
2198-5936
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0