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 ...