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  • A new neighbourhood policy for the EU
    Policy brief by Charles Grant, 11 March 2011
  • Who is winning Eastern Europe's great game?
    Insight by Katinka Barysch, 19 July 2010
  • Ukraine turns away from democracy and the EU
    Policy brief by Tomas Valasek, 15 October 2010
  • Ukraine and the EU: A vicious circle?
    Bulletin article by Tomas Valasek, 01 December 2009

    There is no rule for how a government desiring to join the EU should make its case. But countries that managed to accede in recent years had done so by observing a few simple guidelines: cultivate friends among EU governments, be prepared to make painful sacrifices and, above all, show patience and good faith.
  • What Eastern Europe can learn from the crisis
    Insight by Katinka Barysch, 11 November 2009

    It is 20 years since the Berlin Wall crumbled and political and economic freedom started spreading through Eastern Europe. Today, however, the region is mired in deep recession.
  • Is Ukraine fit for the EU?
    Opinion piece by Tomas Valasek
    The Wall Street Journal, 24 August 2009

    The European Union just helped put together a consortium of international banks to offer Kiev up to $3.6 billion in loans to buy Russian gas.
  • Europe and Russia's continental rift
    Opinion piece by Katinka Barysch
    Time Europe, 13 July 2009

    Russia's economy - until recently one of the fastest growing in Europe - is in dire straits. In the first three months of this year, output fell by 10% compared with a year earlier.
  • Choices for Europe
    CER - University of Birmingham, Essay by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 01 May 2009

    Sluggish economic growth, high unemployment, ageing populations, climate change and security challenges on the borders of Europe have been some of the top priorities on the European agenda since the early 1990s. The EU has tried to tackle these issues, notably through its commitments to reduce greenhouse gases and its Lisbon strategy for economic growth.

  • The EU can ignore Eastern Europe at its own peril
    Opinion piece by Katinka Barysch
    Yale Global Online, 17 April 2009

    The glow of the G-20 summit and some less-than-awful economic data have brought some faint signs of optimism to Europe. But in the European Union’s Eastern member-states, the risk of economic turmoil and political backlash is still tangible.
  • What the economic crisis means for the EU's eastern policy
    Policy brief by Tomas Valasek, 01 April 2009

    The EU's new 'eastern partnership' risks being undermined by the economic crisis. The initiative offers countries like Armenia and Ukraine fresh incentives, such as free-trade agreements and easier visa regimes, to adopt European norms of democracy and open markets.

  • Economic crisis and the 'eastern partnership'
    Insight by Tomas Valasek, 10 March 2009

    In two months, at a summit in Prague on May 7th 2009, the European Union will launch a new policy for Eastern Europe – an 'eastern partnership'.