... developments seem to be on the way. In light of the happenings of the past few days, Europe may come out of this better than it would have, had things gone another way.
It has long been known that the talks between the EU and Ukraine should end at the Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius, with the signing of a Free Trade and Association Agreement. It’s been known that such an agreement would be against Russia’s well-articulated geopolitical interests, and that it would much prefer to see ...
... thoughtfully. Everything that we are telling Ukraine now is necessary in order to let it understand the situations that will emerge in either case. The haste, if not the fuss, about the Vilnius Summit is dictated primarily by the political interests of the European Union, because the "Eastern Partnership" project depends to a greater degree on the signing of an Association agreement with Ukraine.
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Ukraine, Russia and Europe: On the Way
to Equal Partnership
In case of Moldavia, the majority of work is yet to ...
... two integration projects in the post-Soviet space has become axiomatic in expert and political circles.
The enlargement of the European Union has made regional players face the necessity of adapting to changes in their institutions. Providing for the secure ... ... legal provisions.
The next cycle of growing attention to regional interaction took place during 2008-2009. The EU’s “Eastern Partnership” program became a key element in the system of multilateral relations. Despite being widespread and ...
... WTO-based broad free trade zone uniting the EU and integrating Eurasian states.
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. For details on the Eastern Partnership and its activities see: O.Arutyunyan, A.Sergunin. Eastern Partnership: the Second Wind // Observer 1/2012. Pp. 90-97; I.Bolgova. Eastern Partnership: European Union in Search of a New Foreign Policy Identity // European Union in the 21st Century: the Trial Period / Ed. By O.Yu.Potyomkina (editor-in-charge), N.Yu.Kaveshnikov, N.B.Kondtratyeva. Moscow: Ves' Mir Publishers, 2012. Pp. 380-397.
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... International Politics, Vol. 49, 4, pp. 418-433.
[7] Veronika Movchan and Volodymyr Shportyuk: EU-Ukraine DCFTA: the Model for Eastern Partnership Regional Trade Cooperation. CASE Network Studies & Analyses No.445. Warsaw: CASE – Center for Social ... ...
[8] Veronika Movchan and Ricardo Giucci: Quantitative Assessment of Ukraine’s Regional Integration Options: DCFTA with European Union vs. Customs Union with Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. Berlin/Kyiv: Institute for Economic Research and Policy ...
... time.
More importantly, although the author of this blog believes that the sovereign debt crisis will eventually leave the European Union more integrated, stronger, and growing, the crisis' current deterrent effect cannot be disputed. If the ... ... says and what it means.
The symbolism of it all
Apart from the early planning stages, Russia has not taken part in the Eastern Partnership or the European Neighbourhood Policy. Amongst a number of practical reasons, they fear it endangers their ...
... what Ukraine seems to be lacking, which leaves doubts about where, if anywhere, the Union’s unbent policies will lead the Eastern Partnership.
What the Ukrainian and European leadership have now countless times affirmed their joint commitment to ... ... Union deems necessary to make them comply with its core values.
But Ukraine seems to be a rather troublesome partner for the European Union. As an editor of the paper Zerkolo Nedeli told the Economist, '[the country’s] favourite sport has ...
The Eastern Partnership is rather fresh policy of the European Union to structure and improve political and economic relations with six post-Soviet states: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. All of these states are in the closest vicinity of the Russian Federation. What were its ...
