Original title: EU Policy towards Eastern Partnership Countries. A Gap between Goals and Achievements
Translated title: EU Policy towards Eastern Partnership Countries. A Gap between Goals and Achievements
Authors: Mammadova, Gunel ; Plechanovová, Běla (advisor) ; Kučerová, Irah (referee)
Document type: Master’s theses
Year: 2017
Language: eng
Abstract: This study seeks to examine and assess the effectiveness of the Eastern Partnership Policy (EaP) of the European Union. Beside introduction of positive novelties of the Eastern Partnership, this paper gives a premium attention to scrutinize the possible limitations and shortfalls of EaP. Hence, the study aims to analyze some internal and external factors that complicate the effective functioning of the EaP. The inconsistency of the EU policy structure, the role of Russia and its Eurasian Economic Union (EaEU) in EAP, the ambivalent policy of some Member States (Germany and Italy are examined) toward the EaP, unconsidered discrepancy of eastern partners are analyzed and considered as prime reasons of ineffectiveness. In addition, examined case studies of Ukraine and Azerbaijan reveal that the EU's commitment to their "shared values" are controversial. This paper presents that the EU should find a balance between its economic/energy interests and normative values vis-a-vis Eastern Partners in order to fill the gap between its goals and achievements.
Keywords: Eastern Europe; Eastern Partnership; energy; European Union; Russia; South Caucasus; Eastern Europe; Eastern Partnership; energy; European Union; Russia; South Caucasus

Institution: Charles University Faculties (theses) (web)
Document availability information: Available in the Charles University Digital Repository.
Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/2281

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