South Caucasus In The Context Of European Neighbourhood Policy
South Caucasus In The Context Of European Neighbourhood Policy

Summary/Abstract: Before the launch of the European Neighbourhood Policy, the area of South Caucasus has been in the shade of European Union interest, as the admittedly weak interest in the region was limited to the Tacis programme. Targeting a number of post-Soviet countries ranging from Ukraine to Uzbekistan, this framework fo-cused on the transition aid and did not set major distinctions among the recipient countries. The rise of the European Neighbourhood Policy, however, indicated the inc-rease of the EU engagement in the area of its close neighbourhood. The decision also led to the differentiation of Tacis recipient countries, as only Belarus, Ukrai-ne, Moldova, Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan were included into the policy zone. The countries of South Caucasus were included in the European Neighbour-hood Policy relatively late, in June 2004

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