Ten years of EaP : successes but also new challenges

KUCHYŇKOVÁ, Petra. Ten years of EaP : successes but also new challenges. International Issues & Slovak Foreign Policy Affairs. Bratislava: Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association, 2019, vol. 28, 1-2, p. 73-83, 10 pp. ISSN 1337-5482.

Basic information

• Original name: Ten years of EaP : successes but also new challenges
• Authors: KUCHYŇKOVÁ, Petra.
• Edition: International Issues & Slovak Foreign Policy Affairs, Bratislava, Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association, 2019, 1337-5482.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 50601 Political science
• Country of publisher: Slovakia
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: International Issues & Slovak Foreign Policy Affairs. Contents, Vol. XXVIII, No. 1–2|2019
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• Keywords (in Czech): Východní partnerství; Evropská sousedská politika; Rusko; Evropská unie; Eurasijská ekonomická unie
• Keywords in English: Eastern Partnership; European Neighbourhood Policy; European Union; Eurasian Economic Union
• Tags: International impact

Abstract

The Eastern Partnership has been relatively successful even though the political situation in EaP countries is often unstable. On the other hand, EU has not always been consistent in its neighbourhood policy. However, it is understandable due to the heterogeneity of the EaP countries and differing intensity of the Russian influence in the region. As the author concludes, EU should not abolish sanctions on Russia if any progress in Minsk process is not visible to avoid loosing the face of a normative actor. The cooperation between the EU and EEU seems unlikely due the atmosphere of mistrust and suspicion. EU neighbourhood policy may receive a new impetus since for the first time, a separate chapter in the new multiannual financial framework will be reserved for this policy area.