Position of European Parliament in Relation to the Association Process of the South Caucasus Countries with the EU

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This article analyses the position of European Parliament (EP) in the question of the lasting from 2010 association process of the South Caucasus countries with the EU. The process is aimed at the establishment of close, extensive political and economic cooperation of the countries with the EU. The author stresses the importance attached by EP to the association negotiations, which according to the Parliament should have a crucial impact on the democratization process in Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia. It should be underlined that the development of democracy in those EU’s partner countries is of special interest to EP, which in recognition of their geopolitical importance with its numerous resolutions requires making closer relations with them and even providing the countries with a potential European perspective (Georgia). However the more extensive cooperation of the EU with the countries is made dependent by EP on the incorporation by Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia of the values defined as European (democracy, rule of law, protection of human rights etc.). That is why so important for EP are the questions of human rights observance, observance of the rules of democracy and law, including transparency and fairness of the processes in the countries. In case of violating rules constituting foundations for democratic and lawful country’s functioning, EP responds in a determined way and usually takes un unambiguous stand quite often contrasting with more “weighted” opinions of other Union institutions.

Tytuł
Position of European Parliament in Relation to the Association Process of the South Caucasus Countries with the EU
Twórca
Staszczyk Artur ORCID 0000-0001-9769-8991
Słowa kluczowe
European Parliament; European Union; foreign policy; South Caucasus region; association agreements
Słowa kluczowe
Parlament Europejski; Unia Europejska; polityka zagraniczna; Kaukaz Południowy; układy stowarzyszeniowe
Data
2013
Typ zasobu
artykuł
Identyfikator zasobu
DOI 10.15804/rop201313
Źródło
Reality of Politics. Estimates - Comments - Forecasts, 2013, no. 4, s. 208-221
Język
angielski
Prawa autorskie
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Kategorie
Publikacje pracowników US
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