The Eastern Partnership Programme: Is Pragmatic Regional Functionalism Working for a Contemporary Political Empire?

Abstract

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The Treaties of Maastricht, Amsterdam, and Nice

“…This pillar also included the possibility of developing a defense policy in the Union under the umbrella of the Western European Union. It was not the first time that coordination of the external policies of the member states was promoted, but it was the first time it was included in the treaties as a way to integrate the different positions of the member states, but almost always working with a system based on unanimity, avoiding the loss of sovereignty of the member states in such a sensitive policy (Vernygora, 2016).…”

Eu Enlargement to Austria, Finland, and Sweden

“…Hence the Soviet Union and Finland signed a peace agreement because otherwise, the Soviet Union had to diverse too many troops to this part of Europe (Pando, 2017). As Germany was collapsing on two fronts and it was obvious that the war was lost, the Germans and its allies surrendered much more easily to the forces led by USA, and resisted heavily to the advance of the Soviet troops, making more difficult the Soviet advance and more necessarily for the Soviet army to concentrate its troops (Vernygora, 2016). There were some ideas in Germany at this time about the relations of Europe and the Soviet Union link with a clash of civilizations.…”

EU environmental law and policy post-Brexit: models for engagement between the EU27 and the UK

“…At the time, it was seen as a method of differentiating elements of the ENP by creating a separate entity for post-Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly 69(3) soviet states. 100 Within these six countries, the nature of the relationship with the EU varies, with three having indicated a desire for EU membership, and the others pursuing different alignments. 101 Like the UfM, the EaP is seen as primarily for the creation of bilateral relations between the EU and the six states.…”