Профессор Томского государственного университета Лариса Валериевна Дериглазова, член Экспертной сети ЕС-Россия, куда входят внешнеполитические эксперты и исследователи аналитических центров из России и стран-членов ЕС, предоставила свой комментарий на будущее взаимоотношений РФ и ЕС под влиянием пандемии коронавируса:

“COVID-19 is advancing as the global grey rhino of 2020. It was detected in November 2019, but has only been taken seriously in Europe and Russia since March 2020. The pandemic demonstrates the real exposure of societies to the outer world and is tests the values that societies, polities and individuals place above all.

The density of population, transportation infrastructure and external exposure have all helped the virus to spread quickly and severely. Millions of people flow into Italy, Spain, France and the UK for leisure or business. Russia has less of those densities and exposure, except for its most affected cities, Moscow and St. Petersburg.

The density of government, public health system and social solidarity have helped to fight the pandemic. The density of government has enabled countries to mobilise resources and pursue coherent and effective measures. A developed public health system can heal those in need and prevent the further spread of the disease. Social solidarity maintains the bonds between people in difficult times through social services and volunteer initiatives. Europe and Russia are certainly closer in regard to helpful densities compared with the USA, where the paramount values of minimal state intervention, taking personal responsibility for wellbeing and market logic are proving counterproductive during the pandemic.

Events have shown that the only effective way to deal with the pandemic is to cooperate, rather than compete. I am positive that the pandemic is an opportunity for Europe and Russia to reshape their relations by viewing human life as a core value and uniting their intellectual and human resource to achieve this.”

Более подробную информацию и мнения других представителей Экспертной сети ЕС-России (EUREN) можно посмотреть на сайте: http://eu-russia-expertnetwork.eu/en/news/euren-covid.

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