The EU’s mixed record: Human rights and democracy promotion in the former Soviet Union

The EU has engaged in democracy and human rights promotion in the countries of the former Soviet Union since the 1990s. Tinatin Tsertsvadze assesses the successes and failures of the EU’s strategy and some of the key challenges it faces in making further progress.

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EEAS: The EU and human rights http://eeas.europa.eu/human_rights/index_en.htm

ESO: Background information: The EU’s Benign Neglect of Eastern Europe http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-eus-benign-neglect-of-eastern-europe/

ESO: Background Information: European Neighbourhood Policy [ENP] http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-european-neighbourhood-policy/

ESO: Background Information: Building resilience in the EU's east: Transition as challenge http://www.europeansources.info/record/building-resilience-in-the-eus-east-transition-aschallenge/

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