Eastern Partnership as the Key Issue of the Baltic States’ Foreign Policy Cover Image

Partnerstwo Wschodnie jako kluczowy element polityki zagranicznej państw bałtyckich
Eastern Partnership as the Key Issue of the Baltic States’ Foreign Policy

Author(s): Aleksandra Kuczyńska-Zonik
Subject(s): Economic policy, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Political behavior, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Instytut Europy Środkowej
Keywords: Eastern Partnership; the Baltic States; foreign policy;

Summary/Abstract: One of the foreign policy priorities of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia is to support the Eastern Partnership (EaP) programme as a strategic dimension of the European Neighbourhood Policy and a key element of stability and economic progress in Eastern Europe. The Baltic States are of the opinion that relations with the EaP states should remain one of the priorities of the Eastern Dimension of the EU’s foreign policy. The cooperation of the Baltic States with the Eastern partners results both from the ambitions and willingness to strengthen international prestige and role, as well as the need to ensure security and stability of the region in the context of Russia’s aggressive policy. The 10th anniversary of EaP is an opportunity to assess the contribution of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to the development of the programme and to discuss the future of cooperation.

  • Issue Year: 17/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 137-153
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish