Developing Trade and Trade Policy Relations with the European Union. Experience of Visegrád Countries and Implications/Lessons for Eastern Partners, East European Studies, No. 5, 2014, MTA Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Institute of World Economics, Budapest

The trade cooperation between the Eastern Partnership countries and the European Union has faced significant setbacks in recent years. Because the EU is basing its cooperation with the EaP countries on similar Agreements to those concluded with the Visegrád Four, the lessons learned from the integr...

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Main Author: Ágota Dávid
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Published: European Institute of Romania 2014-12-01
Series:Romanian Journal of European Affairs
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description The trade cooperation between the Eastern Partnership countries and the European Union has faced significant setbacks in recent years. Because the EU is basing its cooperation with the EaP countries on similar Agreements to those concluded with the Visegrád Four, the lessons learned from the integration of the Visegrád countries can help the eastern neighbours in their relations with the EU. The perspective of full membership, yearly evaluations and recommendations and the support of a dedicated financial instrument were the main sources that fuelled Poland’s and Hungary’s successful integration process. Thus, the lack of a full membership perspective weighs heavily on the cooperation between EU and the EaP countries, while the current situation in Ukraine also called the Eastern Partnership into question. Even though the Republic of Moldova and Georgia seem to favour European integration, Azerbaijan finds itself in an interesting position that allows it to be independent of the two powers EU and Russia. The lack of incentives offered by the EU in the trade negotiations may lead to the strengthening of the relations between the EaP countries and Russia.
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Developing Trade and Trade Policy Relations with the European Union. Experience of Visegrád Countries and Implications/Lessons for Eastern Partners, East European Studies, No. 5, 2014, MTA Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Institute of World Economics, Budapest
Romanian Journal of European Affairs
european union
trade policy
visegrád four
eastern partnership
title Developing Trade and Trade Policy Relations with the European Union. Experience of Visegrád Countries and Implications/Lessons for Eastern Partners, East European Studies, No. 5, 2014, MTA Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Institute of World Economics, Budapest
title_full Developing Trade and Trade Policy Relations with the European Union. Experience of Visegrád Countries and Implications/Lessons for Eastern Partners, East European Studies, No. 5, 2014, MTA Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Institute of World Economics, Budapest
title_fullStr Developing Trade and Trade Policy Relations with the European Union. Experience of Visegrád Countries and Implications/Lessons for Eastern Partners, East European Studies, No. 5, 2014, MTA Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Institute of World Economics, Budapest
title_full_unstemmed Developing Trade and Trade Policy Relations with the European Union. Experience of Visegrád Countries and Implications/Lessons for Eastern Partners, East European Studies, No. 5, 2014, MTA Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Institute of World Economics, Budapest
title_short Developing Trade and Trade Policy Relations with the European Union. Experience of Visegrád Countries and Implications/Lessons for Eastern Partners, East European Studies, No. 5, 2014, MTA Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Institute of World Economics, Budapest
title_sort developing trade and trade policy relations with the european union experience of visegrad countries and implications lessons for eastern partners east european studies no 5 2014 mta centre for economic and regional studies institute of world economics budapest
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eastern partnership
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