Original scientific paper
THE EUROPEAN UNION EASTERN NEIGHBOURHOOD: BELARUS, MOLDOVA AND UKRAINE
Marijana Musladin
orcid.org/0000-0002-6596-202X
; Mass Communication Department, University of Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Abstract
Next to the Mediterranean region, Eastern Europe is set as one of the most important
areas for the implementation of various EU policies. European Union
enlargement policy, European Neighbourhood Policy and the Eastern Partnership
are the most important instruments that ensure the construction of a democratic
order in the European neighborhood. It is clear that the ultimate goal of
EU policy towards its neighbors is to achieve security and stability. The aim
of this paper is to point out that the European Union since the breakup of the
Soviet Union, with various policies and instruments, is constantly present in
the region of Eastern Europe. Emphasis is placed on measures and policies by
which the European Union maintains its position in an attempt to stabilize the
Eastern neighborhood. The paper will first define the region of Eastern Europe,
and then provide a review of bilateral relations between the European
Union and the Eastern European countries that participate in the Eastern Partnership
(Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine). Analysis of bilateral relations tries
to point out to what extent and in what way the European Union is present
in the region of Eastern Europe and what are the main goals of the European
Union in relation to the said countries. In the last part, the author gives the
concluding remarks.
Keywords
European Union; Eastern Europe; Eastern Partnership; Belarus; Moldova; Ukraine
Hrčak ID:
107672
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Publication date:
23.9.2013.
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