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The purpose of this paper is to suggest how the thematic issues in each section are related to the future of agriculture and food security in Europe (West and East) and Central Asia.  These sections of the paper state the basic issues under each theme, outline the latest literature on the subtopics, discuss the main issues that are important for this region, and suggest how FAO and member countries can address these issues through policy and institutional actions and reforms. Public goods provision is a cross-cutting issue. Although the scope of this paper covers all of the region, there will be considerably more emphasis on the transition countries of the region, including the EU-12, and less on the EU-15 or old member states (OMS) of the EU.