European Neighborhood Policy after Four Years: Has it Had any Impact on the Reform Process in Ukraine?
European Neighborhood Policy after Four Years: Has it Had any Impact on the Reform Process in Ukraine?

Summary/Abstract: This paper argues that although the ENP has failed to give a boost to the reform process by and large, it has developed instruments that have managed to support pro-reform trends and pro-reform constituencies in Ukraine, as well as to establish good practices and reform-minded institutions. Those are not well entrenched right away in order to have impact on the reform process, but they entail the potential to Europeanize Ukraine in the long run. In a way, the ENP has contributed to the development of the ‘enclaves of Europeanization’ in Ukraine. Nevertheless, the paper argues, the ENP in its current shape is not sufficient if the EU is serious about the success of reforms in its neighborhood. The weak domestic potential for reforms might not be sustained without strong support from the outside. To tackle this, the EU needs to strengthen its policy in several substantial ways.

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