The Reform Process in Eastern Europe and Eastern Partnership Policy of the EU

Joint podium debate by the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) and the International Renaissance Foundation (Kiev) 

The very different results of the parliamentary elections in Belarus, Georgia and Ukraine show, that all three states are developing in different directions and the EU needs a differentiation of its policy in the Eastern neighborhood. For the EU and Germany it is a key question how these countries will develop in the foreseeable future. The European Integration Index for EaP-Countries (www.eap.eu) serves as a tool of civil society monitoring and provides an annual in-depth assessment of the reform process in Eastern Partnership countries. At this panel discussion we will present the European Integration Index, discuss the reform challenges of Belarus, Georgia and Ukraine following the elections and the policy of the EU and Germany towards their Eastern neighbours.

Speakers:          

Antje Leenderstse
Envoy for Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia, German Foreign Office

Presentation of the Index Case Studies: Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia

Iryna Solonenko
International Renaissance Foundation (Kiev)

Oleksandr Sushko
Research Director, Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation (Kiev)

Siarhei Bohdan
Independent Analyst (Belarus)

Kakha Gogolashvili
Director of EU Studies, Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (GFSIS)

The panel discussion will be held in English and moderated by Dr. Stefan Meister, Program Officer, Center for Central and Eastern Europe of the Robert Bosch Stiftung, DGAP.