THE EUROPEAN NEIGHBORHOOD POLICY: EUROPEAN UNION’S RELATIONS WITH ITS EASTERN NEIGHBORS

Yıl 2019, Cilt: 6 Sayı: 11, 161 - 188, 28.05.2019

Esra Erol Ergan Seyhun Doğan

Öz

The aim of the
study is to examine the relations of European Union with its Eastern Neighbors from
the perspective of the European Neighborhood Policy launched in 2004. The main
goal of the European Neighborhood Policy is to contribute to the democratic
transformation and economic development of neighboring countries by providing
stability. European Union started the Eastern Partnership initiative in 2009 in
order to ensure effective function and to improve the cooperation with its
Eastern neighbors. This intiative can be considered as a milestone in terms of
economic and political cooperation between the partners. In this study,
Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, which take part in
the Eastern Partnership initiative, were analyzed according to their income
levels. Besides, situation analyzes of these countries were made in terms of governance
quality issued by the World Bank and economic freedom index that determines the
extent to which liberal economic elements are applied in the countries. When
the relations formed within the framework of the European Neighborhood Policy
were evaluated;it was concluded that European Union established intense
economic relations with Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia had a beter position in
terms of both economic freedom and governance quality compared to other
countries.

 

Anahtar Kelimeler

European Neighborhood Policy, Eastern Partnership, Free Trade Agreement, Economic Freedom

AVRUPA KOMŞULUK POLİTİKASI: AVRUPA BİRLİĞİ’NİN DOĞU KOMŞULARIYLA İLİŞKİLERİ

Öz

Bu
çalışmanın amacı, 2004 yılında uygulamaya konulan Avrupa Komşuluk Politikası
kapsamında Avrupa Birliği’nin Doğu Komşuları ile olan ilişkilerini incelemektir.
Avrupa Komşuluk Politikası’nın ana amacı; çevre ülkelerde istikrarın sağlanması
ile demokratik dönüşüme ve ekonomik kalkınmaya katkı sağlamaktır. Avrupa
Birliği, politikaya işlevlik kazandırmak ve Doğu komşularıyla işbirliğini
geliştirmek amacıyla 2009 yılında Doğu Ortaklığı girişimini oluşturmuştur. Bu
girişim, ortaklar arasındaki ekonomik ve siyasi işbirliğini derinleştirmesi
açısından dönüm noktası olmuştur. Çalışmada Doğu Ortaklığı girişiminde yer alan
Beyaz Rusya, Ukrayna, Moldova, Gürcistan, Ermenistan ve Azerbaycan ülkeleri
gelir seviyelerine göre kategorize edilerek incelenmiştir. Ayrıca, bu ülkelerin,
liberal ekonomik unsurların ülkelerde ne ölçüde uygulandığını tespit eden
ekonomik özgürlük endeksi ile Dünya Bankası tarafından yayınlanan yönetişim kalitesi
açısından durum analizleri yapılmıştır. Avrupa Komşuluk Politikası çerçevesinde
şekillenen ilişkiler değerlendirildiğinde; Avrupa Birliği’nin Moldova, Ukrayna
ve Gürcistan ile yoğun ekonomik ilişkiler kurduğu, diğer ülkelerle
kıyaslandığında Gürcistan’ın hem ekonomik özgürlük hem de yönetişim kalitesi
açısından daha iyi bir konumda olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

Avrupa Komşuluk Politikası, Doğu Ortaklığı, Serbest Ticaret Anlaşması, Ekonomik Özgürlük

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