With the Eastern Enlargement successfully completed, the EU is searching for a proper balance between internal security … and external stabilisation that is acceptable to all sides. This paper focuses on an EU foreign policy instrument that is … a case in point for this struggle: EC visa facilitation and readmission agreements. By looking at the EU's strategy on …

The CIS countries' EU-related interests are very heterogeneous. The countries themselves differ not only in terms of … their geopolitical and geo-economic situations, and how those affect their relations with the EU, but also in their levels … EU membership as their strategic goal; others want to enjoy the benefits of the common free market, and the ambitions of …

The CIS region is of vital importance for the EU countries considering that both are interconnected through cooperation … energy corridors, through investment, trade and migration trends. The interests of EU member states in the region are very … consumers. Security and immigration issues also rank high on the list, whereas EU countries are less concerned with …