... default, minus territorial integrity and political predictability.
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. Ponomoreva E., Shishelina L. Latvia’s EU-2015 presidency: the Eastern Partnership instead of or together with Russia / Analytical report (ed. Gaman-Golutvina O.). Russian association of political ...
... Eastern Partnership was launched in 2009 it was obvious that the diverse assemblage of countries, limited finances and the lack of an effective institutional framework would make the project unfit for tackling any important tasks. Nevertheless, the Eastern Partnership has fulfilled its main mission by preparing Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine for singing association agreements. It is fair to assume that once this happens, the European Union will turn its attention to Armenia and Azerbaijan, and may even contemplate admitting further members. There is no point curtailing the project, which has been a success overall, if only as an instrument for exerting pressure on Russia....