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5.00 credits
30.0 h
Q2
Language
English
Main themes
This course examines the relations of the European Union with the countries in its immediate neighbourhood. It focuses on three regions: the Eastern neighbourhood (Eastern Europe), the Southern neighbourhood (Middle East and North Africa), and the Western Balkans.
While the EU’s relations with the first two regions are governed under the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), the relations with the third region and with Turkey are taking place in the framework of enlargement policy. Yet, the distinction between the ENP and enlargement policy has become more blurry since the Russian invasion in Ukraine in 2022, with enlargement policy now also being applicable to parts of the Eastern neighbourhood.
The course sheds lights on the history of the relations between EU and these countries, on the institutional and legal dimensions of neighbourhood and enlargement policies, and on the recent political events impacting these relations and policies.
Through this course, students gain an in-depth understanding of the multi-faceted policies of the EU (including security, aid, energy and migration issues) towards these three regions, as well as of the challenges the EU is facing.
While the EU’s relations with the first two regions are governed under the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), the relations with the third region and with Turkey are taking place in the framework of enlargement policy. Yet, the distinction between the ENP and enlargement policy has become more blurry since the Russian invasion in Ukraine in 2022, with enlargement policy now also being applicable to parts of the Eastern neighbourhood.
The course sheds lights on the history of the relations between EU and these countries, on the institutional and legal dimensions of neighbourhood and enlargement policies, and on the recent political events impacting these relations and policies.
Through this course, students gain an in-depth understanding of the multi-faceted policies of the EU (including security, aid, energy and migration issues) towards these three regions, as well as of the challenges the EU is facing.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | understand the historical and political dynamics of the EU’s relations with accession and neighbourhood countries |
| 2 | describe the EU’s policy instruments and policy frameworks applied towards the countries in the Eastern neighbourhood, Southern neighbourhood and Western Balkans |
| 3 | critically assess the challenges faced by the EU in its relations with candidate and neighbourhood countries |
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