the commitment of ukraine and modlova to the euroepan reforms

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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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