Central and Eastern Europe Think Tank Summit Report
McGann, James G.; Basescu, Alexander; Harris, Emma; Wadsworth, Alisa | October 2020
Abstract
The diversity of the Central and Eastern European region, in terms of geopolitical contestation, political systems, economic systems, and societal fragmentation, has led to great variance in COVID-19 responses.
While fiscal packages of 5-10% of national GDPs have helped prevent major job loss, the regional economy is expected to contract 5% because of the decreased demand for export, meaning increased demand for domestic markets and internal trade will warrant new policy advice.
Technology has helped many governments, think tanks, and organizations endure quarantines and lockdown, meaning research into artificial intelligence and the implementation of secure and affordable access to technology across civil society and the private sector are also useful areas for think tanks to strategize on.
The majority of Balkan states have received fiscal assistance from the IMF, helping maintain growth in major regional sectors like agriculture and IT, suggesting that further international investment packages and even EU accession would be helpful in preventing long term economic losses.
COVID-19 has been the ultimate stress test for all economic, political, and social systems, demonstrating the need to improve transparency, create economic safeguards against shocks, democratize bureaucracies, and improve welfare systems.
Citation
McGann, James G.; Basescu, Alexander; Harris, Emma; Wadsworth, Alisa. 2020. Central and Eastern Europe Think Tank Summit Report. © Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/14519.Keywords
Political Leadership
Public Administration
Traditional Medicine
Medical Statistics
Medical Services
Medical Costs
Health Costs
Medical Aspects
Child Nutrition
Disease Control
Diseases
Drug Policy
Long Term Care Insurance
Medical Costs
Preventive Medicine
Basic Health
Medical Care
Alcohol policy
Hospices
Aged Health
Access to medicine
Public Health
Partnerships in Health Reform
Health Systems
Development projects
Physical infrastructure
Soft infrastructure
Infrastructure finance
Infrastructure bonds
Pandemic
Vaccination
World Health Organization
Quality of Health Care
Partnerships in Health Reform
Health
Health Standards
Health Care Cost Control
Health Care Access
Health Risk
Health Issues
Environmental Health Hazards
Education, Health and Social Protection
Good Governance
Governance Approach
Governance Models
World Health Organization
Quality of Health Care
Public Health Finance
Private Health Care
Healthier Families
Nutrition and Health Care
Health Statistics
Health Objectives
Health Issues
Health Care Cost Control
Education, Health and Social Protection
Traditional Medicine
Medical Statistics
Drug Policy
Preventive Medicine
Medical Economics
Disease Control
Occupational Hygiene
Medical Services
Health Costs
Sanitation
Diseases
Water Quality
Respiratory Diseases
Health Indicators
Disadvantaged Groups
Social condition
Health Care Services
Health Standards
Health Service Management
Health Costs
Medical Statistics
Lockdown
Stimulus
Civil government
Common good
Federal government
Delivery of government services
Government missions
Taxation
Public health records
Cost of medical care
Nutrition policy
Health status indicators
Elderly Care
Delivery of health care
Medical and health care industry
Health products
Medicine
Covid
Health status indicators
Vaccination
Delivery of medical care
Social distancing
Vaccine production
Vaccine distribution
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