Challenges ahead for the Eastern Partnership
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05.05.2011 19:05
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Challenges ahead for the Eastern Partnership.mp3
In this edition of Diplomatic Bag, we take a look into the Eastern Partnership programme, which aims to bring several ex-Soviet states closer to the workings of the European Union, including Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Map showing Eastern Partnership countries (in orange).
Hosted by John Beauchamp and Peter Gentle
The programme is spearheaded by Poland and Sweden in the European Parliament, but there is talk of a risk that the current events in North Africa, which have been dubbed the Arab Spring, may overshadow Polish plans to promote the programme during the country's upcoming presidency in the second half of 2011. But will this really be the case?
Keywords: Eastern Partnership, EU, neighbourhood policy, Arab Spring, Catherine Ashton, Radek Sikorski, Andrzej Cieszkowski, Friends of Europe, Giles Merritt, CEPA, Peter Doran, CEPS, Piotr Kaczynski, George Schopflin, MEP, Edward Lucas, Economist