The European Union and its Eastern Neighbours

This book explores the EU’s relations with its eastern neighbours. Based on extensive original research – including in-depth interviews with key people in Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Russia and Brussels – it assesses why the EU’s initiatives have received limited legitimacy in the neighbourhood. The book shows how the key elements of partnership have been driven mainly by the EU, rather than jointly, and examines the idea and application of external governance, and how this has been over-prescriptive and confusing.