Project “Neighbourhood and Enlargement”
The relations of the European Union with the eastern neighbours — between neighbourhood and enlargement policy
The focus of this research project, which is funded by the Otto Wolff-Foundation, is the question of the EU’s potential and limits in shaping its neighbourhood region in the East and how individual neighbourhood countries can be influenced by enlargement or neighbourhood policies.
The right way of supporting the eastern neighbours in coping with their transition problems is highly debated between the EU states. The respective debates and particular national positions within the EU’s 28 member countries are a central object of analysis within the project. In this respect, the reciprocal interaction of enlargement and neighbourhood policies is an essential aspect of the research.
The research project is part of the Programme: “Dialogue Europe of the Otto Wolff Foundation.” It supersedes the preceding research Project: “Enlargement, European Neighbourhood Policy and Consolidation of the European Union.” Within its framework sessions of the study group, “Enlargement / Neighbourhood Policy,” and IEP lunch debates are conducted and publications are being issued.
In this regard, the IEP’s cooperation with the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) network in which research institutes in the EU member states work together is crucial. The internet publication, “EU-28 Watch” which is edited and coordinated by the IEP offers a regular “state of the Union” report on key national debates on deepening and reforms inside the European Union, as well as on enlargement and neighbourhood policy. “EU-28 Watch,” is a continuation of the successful internet publication, “Enlargement/Agenda 2000-Watch” of the IEP in coperation with TEPSA .
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Project activities
Project Team:
Prof. Dr. Mathias Jopp
Dr. Katrin Böttger
Dorothee Pätzold
