title: THE “BREAKING” OF THE EASTERN PARTNERSHIP STATES INTO TWO BLOCKS AS A MATTER OF PRIORITY FOR THE SECURITY OF NEIGHBOURING STATES
abstract: Beginning with the years of Eastward expansion and intensifying threats issued by Russia, the EU's foreign policy has prioritized the creation of a stable and secure territory in its Eastern neighbourhood.Western countries have tried to solidify this union by means of developing a varied palette of regional cooperation instruments, such as: The European Neighbourhood Policy, The Eastern Partnership/EaP, Free Trade and Association Accords.This article brings to the forefront the issue of the curr
journal: EUROPOLITY CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN EUROPEAN GOVERNANCE