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The Situation of CEE Economies after the COVID-19 Crisis
The Situation of CEE Economies after the COVID-19 Crisis

Author(s): Zsolt László Becsey
Subject(s): National Economy, Supranational / Global Economy, Economic policy, Health and medicine and law, EU-Approach / EU-Accession / EU-Development, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Scientia Kiadó
Keywords: cohesion; CEE; imbalances; inflation; competitiveness;

Summary/Abstract: Written in late summer of 2022, this article aimed to provide an overview on the intra-EU cohesion of the EU Member States that transformed the communist system into a democratic market economy in 1988–90. The study analyses the economic background of these states for sustainable catching-up in the European Union. The result is a picture of a divided CEE area, where some states showed macroeconomic imbalances and economic growth, while others started to catch up with the solid background of the eurozone membership or its future perspective. In terms of most parameters, Hungary is in the first group but – together with Romania – is also facing serious macroeconomic difficulties.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 22
  • Page Range: 1-13
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English
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