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A Leader Against a Feeble Background: Georgia as a “New Success Story” in the EU’s Eastern Politics

... recent years, Georgia has been just about the only country in the region that continues to display lofty ambitions in its relations with the European Union while at the same time making a number of practical changes in public administration and the economy in keeping with Georgia’s commitment to “political association and economic integration” with the European Union. In this context, one wonders if Georgia is in a position to become the new “success story” of the Eastern Partnership against the background of the unfulfilled hopes for the Europeanization of Moldova. Positive Achievements Brussels lauds Georgia’s meticulous and timely compliance with most clauses of the Association Agreement as well as the visa ...

30.11.2017

analytics

Armenian Experts’ Debate: “Membership in the EEU in Exchange for Security”

... Armenia’s tariff rates are lower than those elsewhere in the EEU; however, WTO rules prohibit a unilateral increase in tariff rates. Therefore, the talks between Armenia and the WTO will focus on an increase in rates in significant sectors of the economy to the level adopted in the EEU . In the meantime, the Eastern Partnership (EaP) Summit, which took place on 21 and 22 May in Riga, Latvia, discussed new formulas for cooperation with Armenia, as well as Azerbaijan and Belarus, which did not sign Association Agreements with the EU, either. Armenia and the ...

22.09.2015

interview

Poll conducted

In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)