Translated title: EU conditionality in non-candidate countries of Eastern Partnership, case in point Moldova
Authors: Eftode, Alexandru ; Šlosarčík, Ivo (advisor) ; Weiss, Tomáš (referee)
Document type: Master’s theses
Year: 2013
Language: eng
Abstract: A number of recent studies suggest that EU conditionality is a weak mechanism for democracy promotion to third countries if EU does not offer the reward of membership. EU democratic conditionality has been criticized for many shortcomings even in the context of enlargement, especially for unclear demands, vague benchmarking, moving targets, and politicized decision-making. Present thesis discusses whether the view that conditionality has exhausted its potential for democracy promotion still holds true in one country of Eastern Partnership, Moldova. The EU explicitly offers only carrots short of membership. I find that, among these, visa free regime is the most rewarding. But while visa liberalization coupled with tactics of "half opened, half closed doors" seems potent enough to drive democratic change and consolidation, it is evident that EU did little to address the shortcomings of democratic conditionality of 2004-2007 enlargement. The pattern of ill specified demands and unclear benchmarking perpetuates and is a major source of disappointment.
Keywords: conditionality; Eastern Partnership; EU; Moldova; conditionality; Eastern Partnership; EU; Moldova

Institution: Charles University Faculties (theses) (web)
Document availability information: Available in the Charles University Digital Repository.
Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/52622

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