| Author (Person) | Fix, Liana, Kirch, Anna-Lena |
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| Publisher | French Institute of International Relations (IFRI) |
| Series Title | IFRI Policy Papers: Notes du Cerfa |
| Publication Date | January 2016 |
| ISBN | 978-2-36567-521-5 |
| Content Type | Research Paper |
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Summary: The conflict in and about Ukraine has catapulted the European Union's Eastern Partnership (EaP) into the limelight of international attention. Belittled as a bureaucratic and technical policy instrument, the European Neighbourhood Policy and the EaP as its Eastern regional dimension have within the course of a few months gained unexpected geopolitical significance. By the same token, Germany – initially reluctant to be at the forefront of the Eastern Partnership initiative – has found itself at the centre of crisis-management efforts in Ukraine. This has, however, not resulted in a change of Germany's general position towards the EaP with regard to a possible membership perspective for the most advanced countries. For Germany, the EaP remains a tool of Ordnungspolitik – projecting order in the neighbourhood – and not a pre-accession instrument. |
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https://www.ifri.org/en/publications/enotes/germany-and-eastern-partnership-after-ukraine-crisis
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| Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
| Subject Tags | European Neighbourhood Policy [ENP] |
| Keywords | Eastern Partnership |
| Countries / Regions | Germany, Ukraine |
