The European neighbourhood policy reviewed : shifting from value- driven to classical foreign policy
Journal: Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University)
Year: 2016

After the Cold War the EU’s policies towards the countries of the former Communist bloc were predominantly values driven. However, 11 years after introduction of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) and six years after the Eastern Partnership, the EU’s drive for promotion of democracy and human right has slowed down. Three variables account for this ‘normative emptying’ of EU policies vis-à-vis the post-Soviet space: 1) the resistance of neighbours to EU promoted reforms, 2) the EU’s inconsis