Authors

Tomasz Stepniewski²; Alicja Zygula¹;  ¹ The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland;  ² War Studies University and The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland

Discussion

The security landscape in Eastern Europe has undergone significant transformations since Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine. The Euromaidan revolution and the conflict in Donbas have compelled EU Member States to focus on stabilizing the situation in Ukraine. Consequently, discussions regarding the future outlook and EU policies toward Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus have taken a backseat. This paper aims to highlight the necessary adjustments in the logic of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) and the Eastern Partnership (EaP). Given the evolving situations in the southern and eastern neighbourhood, maintaining the status quo in neighbourhood policy renders the EU ineffective in responding to conflicts and the rapidly changing reality. Both the EU and its neighbourhood are in a state of flux, necessitating modifications to the policy of conditionality, which forms the foundation of the ENP, aligning it with the EU’s objectives and interests in the neighbourhood.