THE EUROPEAN INTEGRATION OF EASTERN PARTNERSHIP COUNTRIES– SECURITY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES: THE CASE OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA, UKRAINE AND GEORGIA
THE EUROPEAN INTEGRATION OF EASTERN PARTNERSHIP COUNTRIES – SECURITY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES: THE CASE OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA, UKRAINE AND GEORGIA

Summary/Abstract: In this paper the author supports the idea that the European Union is one of the key actors in the Eastern Partnership region, whose objective is the European integration – an important step in ensuring regional security and stability. In this context, the Republic of Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia capitalized the option of association in the European Union – promoter of democracy and security, in order to access the political and security area, with the purpose to reduce risks and threats to the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity that are caused both by internal and external factors,including the globalization process. The Association Agreement, signed by these countries, provides the political dialogue with the EU to cover the security field, deepening cooperation in the defence field,promotion of security based on international formats, contribution to crisis management actions and increased cooperation in the foreign policy and security field within the Common Security and Defence Policy. Also, the author underlines the importance of the European security system in the light of its impact on the assurance and strengthening of the national security systems and of the perspectives of solving the frozen conflicts of these countries, caused by the interference of Russia.

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