Norms and Conditionality: The EU and Ukraine

First, with the reorientation of the foreign and security policies of states (Ukraine and Turkey); second, with the complexity of energy politics (Ukraine, the Caucasus

In 2011, China and Ukraine signed arms sales contracts and infrastructure investment contracts worth USD 2 billion, as well as a strategic partnership agreement, making Ukraine

Furthermore, China wants the EU to begin negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement while the EU wants China to sign a bilateral investment agreement which is negotiated

The sources interviewed for the present paper include two officials of the European External Action Service (EEAS) in Brussels; two officials of the European Civil Protection

Since declaring independence in 1991, Ukraine has defined itself as a European state. At the same time, Ukrainians are a Slavic people. To every Ukrainian president from Kravchuk

Seen in addition to the recent re- vision of the Neighbourhood Policy (European Commission/High Rep- resentative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy 2015), this

On the one hand, the member states, in small formats or collectively, have pursued discussions – albeit difficult and often fruitless – with the Kremlin, including two

“Some declarations made by members of the European Parliament disappoint the audience in Ukraine, but in general the sanctions have been in action since mid-2014.” 35 Some