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Has the slow COVID-19 vaccine roll out damaged EU cohesion?
The EU has been slow to roll out COVID-19 vaccines. This has created political reactions, but the EU's vaccine procurement policy underlines its cohesion.
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Hope for a quick recovery, but don’t expect it
A V-shaped economic recovery is unlikely. Even if the coronavirus were to disappear, high indebtedness, unemployment, Sino-American tensions and falling global trade suggest a gradual and uneven recovery is more likely.
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Coronavirus exposes the extent of diversity in South East Europe
The coronavirus pandemic means the whole of South East Europe will experience a deep recession. Difference starting points, constraints and policy choices underline the diversity of the region.