The EU is currently reshaping its relationship with Armenia and Azerbaijan through new agreements for which the negotiations ended (Armenia) or started (Azerbaijan) in February 2017. After Yerevan's decision to join the EAEU (thereby renouncing to sign an AA/DCFTA), the initialling of the CEPA...

In the current volatile climate, the EU needs a strategy towards Russia that goes beyond sanctions. In reviewing the European Neighbourhood Policy and the Eastern Partnership, the EU's incoming leadership should be more sensitive towards the existing political, diplomatic, economic, energy and...

With the launch of the Eastern Partnership in 2009, the EU stepped up its involvement in Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus. The offer of a closer relationship with Eastern neighbours is contingent upon partner countries converging with EU norms and standards. Effective regulatory...

The study reviews the ways in which the EU provides support and cooperates with civil society in its neighbourhood. Although the EU has recently improved its record of working towards developing better environment for civil society in partner countries, still a lot has to be done. The EU needs...

The briefing paper assesses the extent to which assistance provided under the European Neighbourhood Partnership Instrument (ENPI) has contributed to the stated goals of European Neighbourhood Policy. While it was designed as a policy-driven instrument, The ENPI has contributed to achiving the...

The workshop 'EU-Eastern European Partners cooperation in energy security: achievements, barriers and prospects', organised under the patronage of the EURONEST Assembly's Committee on Energy Security and the AFET Committee, took place on 19 September 2012 in the European Parliament. The workshop...

The workshop 'The situation in Ukraine ahead of the 2012 parliamentary elections and the preparation of these elections', organised under the patronage of the Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) and the Delegation for relations with Ukraine, took place on 11 October 2012 in the European Parliament....

For the next Multiannual Financial Framework for 2014-2020 the European Commission proposes to introduce loan and grant blending facilities into the Development Co-operation Instrument (DCI). These facilities have succeeded in leveraging considerable development finance from development banks...

The article analyses the impact of government intervention in the agricultural sector on food security comparatively. The authors conclude that, since 1992, the aggregate volume of agricultural products in these countries has dropped dramatically since the government intervention in agriculture...