Czy Partnerstwo Wschodnie ma przed sobą przyszłość?

While the east Partnership marked its 15th anniversary this year, its adaptability to current geopolitical developments has raised questions. Russia’s war in Ukraine and Ukraine’s and Moldova’s advancement in EU accession have challenged the relevance of this policy. Yet, despite any shortcomings, the EaP can be a viable instrument to advance the regional agenda of the EU, invest in democratisation of individual countries and foster linkages with the key region of east Europe. There are concrete steps that can increase the relevance of this policy.

Launched in 2009 in Prague, the European Union’s east Partnership (EaP) policy has been 1 of the most visible and efficient tools of EU abroad policy over the past decade and a half. On the occasion of its 15-year-anniversary, which we celebrated in May 2024, a appropriate stock-taking of the current state of play is in order. This is peculiarly crucial since the EaP is undergoing any fundamental changes, being challenged peculiarly by the ongoing Russian war against Ukraine as well as by the Kremlin’s aggression against its another neighbours, of which six are united within the regional policy framework of the EU.