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Journal: Archive of European Integration (AEI) (University of Pittsburgh)
Year: 2021

The EU created the Eastern Partnership (EaP) over a decade ago, opening up new possibilities for growth and investment for the six partner countries: Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus, Armenia and Azerbaijan. In 2014, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, known as the EU-associated Trio, signed association agreements (AAs), which since then have helped them to advance further with governance reforms. The AAs have provided for an ambitious and wide-ranging policy dialogue and cooperation with the EU, in