The Eastern Partnership: An Interim Step Towards Enlargement?
- Autores: Deniz Devrim, Evelina Schulz
- Localización: Análisis del Real Instituto Elcano ( ARI ), ISSN-e 1696-3466, Nº. 22, 2009
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
In 2008 the EU`s relations with its neighbours were marked by a particular interest. After the re-launch of its relations to the south with the establishment of the Union for the Mediterranean, a new initiative for the east immediately followed: the Eastern Partnership. The Partnership aims to intensify the EU`s relations with three of its eastern and three of its south-eastern European neighbours. This ARI examines the most recent developments in the neighbourhood, with a special focus on the latest Commission`s Communication on the Eastern Partnership, and also provides a short overview of the initial Polish-Swedish proposal. It then evaluates the impact of the initiative on already existing EU-policies Enlargement and European Neighbourhood and discusses the possible future development of relations between the EU and its eastern neighbours participating in the Eastern Partnership.
