THE EU ROLE IN CRISIS MANAGEMENT IN THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN NEIGHBOURHOOD – MOTIVATIONS AND LIMITS
THE EU ROLE IN CRISIS MANAGEMENT IN THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN NEIGHBOURHOOD – MOTIVATIONS AND LIMITS

Summary/Abstract: In spite of the geographical proximity to the Middle East and Africa, the EU has not formulated over the years a coherent strategy towards these regions that are vital for securing Europe’s energy supplies. More than that, the EU has relied almost exclusively on the US to cope with the conflicts which have become a constant in its Southern neighbourhood, although these have given enough reasons of concern to European leaders. Both the EU and the US have continued to offer financial support to the regimes in Northern Africa, without making funding dependent on the implementation of political reforms in these countries. As regards EU’s role in the efforts aiming to bring to a solution the conflicts in the Caucasus, it is strongly limited by the action of prominent actors in the region, such as Russia.

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