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The EU, Russia and a less common neighbourhood: lessons reinforced by the Vilnius summit
Die EU, Russland und eine zusehends weniger gemeinsame Nachbarschaft: Lehren des Gipfeltreffens in Vilnius
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Abstract The run-up to and outcomes of the Vilnius summit in November 2013 indicate that the Eastern Partnership is undergoing a period of crisis. This is primarily because the EU and its Eastern partners have not been successful at communicating their respective goals to each other and agreeing on viable me... view more
The run-up to and outcomes of the Vilnius summit in November 2013 indicate that the Eastern Partnership is undergoing a period of crisis. This is primarily because the EU and its Eastern partners have not been successful at communicating their respective goals to each other and agreeing on viable methods for reaching them. The same applies to the EU-Russia relationship, which is becoming increasingly dysfunctional, especially with regard to the so-called common neighbourhood. Although the two policy areas interact, a clearer separation between them is currently more justified than a gradual conflation of the two approaches. The summit has highlighted a series of problems that, so far, have been addressed only sporadically or at the rhetorical level. The silver lining of Vilnius can be found in seeing it as an opportunity to analyze these problems systematically in order to modify existing policy to take better account of current realities. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
international relations; foreign policy; neughborhood policy; EU; Russia; USSR successor state; Ukraine; political conflict; economic union; customs union; EU policy
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Free Keywords
Östliche Partnerschaft (EU); außenpolitische Interessendivergenzen
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
8 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 3/2014
ISSN
1861-1761
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications