«Eastern Partnership» project: current problems and development prospects

Abstract

 The issues of developing the Eastern Partnership, created on the initiative of the European
Union to develop integration ties with the countries of the post-Soviet space, were considered. The article
analyzes the eastern dimension of European Neighborhood Policy – the Eastern Partnership (SC) based
on official government documents and expert assessments. The CCS mainly refers to socio-economic
cooperation. The initiative will involve EU member states and six Eastern European partner countries –
Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. The Eastern Partnership is aimed at the
conclusion of association agreements by the countries of the post-Soviet space with the EU. The cooperation
program included the states of Eastern Europe and Transcaucasia. Cooperation within the framework
of the Eastern Partnership is aimed at such priority areas as economic development, strengthening of
management institutions; development of contacts in the energy sector, expansion of contacts between
people. In relations with partner countries, the EU looks at each individual country from the perspective
of a differentiated approach policy. The main tasks of the SC are the rapprochement and deepening of
cooperation between the states of Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus with the European Union, the
creation of conditions for the further promotion of political community and economic integration both
between the EU and the SC States and between the Rs States. The article analyzes the current stage of
development of the» Eastern Partnership « and the main results of the participation of these states in the
program.