THE COMMITMENT OF UKRAINE A N D MOL DOVA TO EUR OPEA N REFOR MS A DISCURSIVE INSTITUTIONALIST APPROACH M I BOGD N POPESCU INTRODU TION A c c o r d i n g t o E u r o p e a n U n i o n ( E U ) o f fi c ia l d o c u m e n t s , w h a t h a p p e n s i n t h e c o u n t r i e s o f E a s t e r n E u r o p e a n d t h e S o u t h e r n C a u c a s u s a f f e c ts t h e E U ( E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o n , 2 0 0 4 ). S u c c e s s i v e E U e n l a r g e m e n t s h a v e b r o u g h t these c o u n t r i e s c l o s e r t o t h e U t h e i r s e c u r i t y , s t a b i l i t y a n d p r o s p e r i t y h a v i n g n o w a d i r e c t i m p a c t o n t h e E U . T h e e x p o r t o f E u r o p e a n U n i o n s core n o r m s , s u c h a s d e m o c r a c y , t h e r u l e o f l a w , h u m a n r i g h t s , a n d m a r k e t e c o n o m y i s a tool f o r s t a b i l i z i n g t h o s e c o u n t r i e s a n d t h u s e n h a n c i n g t h e E U s e a s t e r n b o r d e r s e c u r i t y . T h e E a s t e r n P a r t n e r s h i p ( E a P ) i s a r e g i o n a l c o o p e r a t i o n i n i t i a t i v e a d d r e s s e d t o A r m e n i a , A z e r b a i j a n , B e l a r u s , G e o r g i a , M o l d o v a a n d U k r a i n e , wit t h e p u r p o s e t o f u r t h e r e n r i c h a n d c o m p l e m e n t th e E u r o p e a n N e i g h b o u r h o o d P o l i c y ( E N P ) l a u n c h e d i n 2 0 0 4 . It has p o w e r f u l i n c e n t i v e s . I t i m p l i e s n e w a s s o c i a t i o n a g r e e m e n t s i n c l u d i n g d e e p • n d c o m p r e h e n s i v e f r e e t r a d e a g r e e m e n t s wit t h o s e c o u n t r i e s w i l l i n g • n d a b l e t o e n t e r into a d e e p e r e n g a g e m e n t a n d g r a d u a l i n t e g r a t i o n wit t he E u r o p e a n e c o n o m y . I t w o u l d a ls o a l l o w f o r e a s i e r t r a v e l t o t h e U t h r o u g h g r a d u a l vi s a l i b e r a l i s a t io n , a c c o m p a n i e d b y m e a s u r e s t o t a c k l e I l l e g a l i m m i g r a t i o n . H o w e v e r , i n o r d e r t o b e n e f i t f r o m t h o s e i n c e n t i v e s , t h e a P c o u n t r i e s m u s t a p p r o x i m a t e t h e i r d o m e s t i c p o li c ie s wit th e E u r o p e a n a c q u i s a n d a d o p t t h e a b o v e - m e n t i o n e d n o r m s . H o w e v e r , d e s p i te t h e f a c t t h a t t h e c o u n t r i e s l i s t e d a b o v e h a v e a n e n t h u s i a s t i c a p p r o a c h t o w a r d s t h e E a P , a c c o r d i n g t o E U d o c u m e n t s a n d r e p o r t s , t h e i r p r o g r e s s I n a p p r o x i m a t i n g w it t h e U c r i t e r i a h a s b e e n l i m i t e d . W h i l e m o s t 7
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T H E C O M M I T M E N T O F U K R A I N E
A N D M O LD OV A T O E U R O P E A N
REFOR MS A DISCURSIVE
I NS TI TUTI O NALI S T AP P RO ACH
M I
BOGD N
POPESCU
INTRODU TION
A c c o r d i n g t o E u r o p e a n U n i o n ( E U ) o f f i c i a l d o c u m e n t s , w h a t h a p p e n s i n
t h e c o u n t r i e s o f E a s t e r n E u r o p e a n d t h e S o u t h e r n
C a u c a s u s
a f f e c t s t h e E U
( E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o n , 2 0 0 4 ) . S u c c e s s i v e E U e n l a r g e m e n t s h a v e b r o u g h t
t h e s e c o u n t r i e s c l o s e r
t o
t h e
U
t h e i r s e c u r i t y , s t a b i l i t y a n d p r o s p e r i t y
h a v i n g
n o w a d i r e c t i m p a c t o n t h e E U . T h e e x p o r t o f E u r o p e a n U n i o n s
c o r e n o r m s , s u c h
a s
d e m o c r a c y , t h e r u l e o f l a w , h u m a n r i g h t s , a n d m a r k e t
e c o n o m y i s a t o o l f o r s t a b i l i z i n g t h o s e c o u n t r i e s a n d t h u s e n h a n c i n g t h e
E U s e a s t e r n b o r d e r s e c u r i t y . T h e E a s t e r n P a r t n e r s h i p ( E a P ) i s a r e g i o n a l
c o o p e r a t i o n
i n i t i a t i v e
a d d r e s s e d t o A r m e n i a , A z e r b a i j a n , B e l a r u s , G e o r g i a ,
M o l d o v a a n d U k r a i n e , w i t t h e p u r p o s e t o f u r t h e r e n r i c h a n d c o m p l e m e n t
t h e E u r o p e a n N e i g h b o u r h o o d P o l i c y ( E N P ) l a u n c h e d i n 2 0 0 4 . I t h a s
p o w e r f u l
i n c e n t i v e s . I t i m p l i e s n e w a s s o c i a t i o n a g r e e m e n t s i n c l u d i n g d e e p
• n d c o m p r e h e n s i v e f r e e t r a d e a g r e e m e n t s
w i t
t h o s e c o u n t r i e s
w i l l i n g
• n d a b l e t o e n t e r i n t o a
d e e p e r
e n g a g e m e n t a n d g r a d u a l i n t e g r a t i o n
w i t
t h e E u r o p e a n e c o n o m y .
I t
w o u l d a l s o a l l o w f o r e a s i e r t r a v e l
t o
t h e
U
t h r o u g h g r a d u a l v i s a l i b e r a l i s a t i o n , a c c o m p a n i e d b y m e a s u r e s t o t a c k l e
I l l e g a l
i m m i g r a t i o n . H o w e v e r , i n o r d e r t o b e n e f i t
f r o m
t h o s e i n c e n t i v e s ,
t h e
a P
c o u n t r i e s m u s t a p p r o x i m a t e t h e i r d o m e s t i c p o l i c i e s w i t
t h e
E u r o p e a n a c q u i s a n d a d o p t t h e a b o v e - m e n t i o n e d n o r m s . H o w e v e r , d e s p i t e
t h e
f a c t
t h a t t h e c o u n t r i e s l i s t e d
a b o v e
h a v e
a n
e n t h u s i a s t i c a p p r o a c h
t o w a r d s t h e E a P , a c c o r d i n g t o E U d o c u m e n t s a n d r e p o r t s , t h e i r p r o g r e s s
I n a p p r o x i m a t i n g w i t t h e U c r i t e r i a h a s b e e n
l i m i t e d . W h i l e
m o s t
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