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Eastern Partnership

  • Part I covers the latest developments which occurred within the recent years.
  • Part II gives a general view of the accomplishments and the acquis at European level of the matter concerned.

I) Latest developments

II) General context

In December 2008, as part of the gradual deepening of the European Neighborhood Policy, the European Commission tabled its proposal for an ambitious Eastern Partnership. This initiative will further reinforce the ENP and complement existing initiatives such as the Black Sea Synergy.

Following the Commission Communication on the Eastern Partnership in December 2008, the EU and the 6 Eastern neighboring countries agreed a joint declaration in Prague in May 2009 ( Armenia , Azerbaijan,  Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus) . The European Union offers increased mobility of citizens to those partners which are willing to ensure that the conditions for well managed and secure mobility are in place, including by effectively implementing JHA sector reforms. The Eastern Partnership will be implemented in two parallel tracks - bilaterally and multilaterally.