1. The Eastern neighbouring countries (NCs) can be divided into two groups: one comprised of the countries where ENP’s benefits are (at least rhetorically) acknowledged (Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine) and the other where the ENP is viewed with suspicion and where the Europeanisation drive is...

With the formulation of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), the European Union (EU) has become an increasingly important player in a region that Russia regards as its ‘near-abroad’. While both Russia and the EU seek to position themselves as regional actors, there are important...

Following the Eastern EU enlargement and debates on the Constitutional Treaty, the Black Sea region has received increasing political, public and scholarly attention. This study examines the prospects for and the forms of economic , sectoral/thematic and political cooperation in the area from...

Readmission agreements have been used for a long time as a key means of combating illegal immigration, whether at bilateral, intergovernmental or Community level. To date, six agreements have been signed between the European Community and its Member States, for the one part, and third countries,...

The analysis of transatlantic EU – US relations constitutes a new field at the intersection of international relations and European integration studies. This essay discusses recent contributions to this debate emphasizing “soft” cultural and institutional factors rather than “hard”...