We held a Policy Design Workshop, “The Future of the EaP. The European Union – Azerbaijan relations: prospects and difficulties. Perspectives from Eastern Neighborhood”
On November 1–2, 2023, the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence in EU Studies at the ADA University’s Institute for Development and Diplomacy, brought together practitioners from more than ten state institutions as well as experts and researchers from Azerbaijan and the European Union.
During these two days, local perspectives on the European actorness in the South Caucasus was discussed and debated in the context of the current political trends and dynamics within the European Union.
Geopolitical dynamics from Russia perspective, the upcoming European elections in 2024, and the EU’s enlargement policy were topics of discussion.
The workshop participants put forward recommendations regarding the association of their country with the European Union, taking into account the opportunities and challenges faced by both the EU and the associated EaP countries. The experts provided a general overview of the current state of affairs in the EU’s eastern neighborhood. The two-day event was summarized with the Experts Workshop, a roundtable discussion attended by the attendees representing the EU Member States embassies and research fellows of the Institute. The workshop will be followed by a policy brief that will put forward proposals for changes and adjustments regarding the EaP policy from the perspective of Azerbaijan.
This event was conducted with financial support from the European Commission.
The Jean Monnet Center of Excellence in EU Studies at the Institute for Development and Diplomacy at ADA University is the only platform/hub of knowledge, research, teaching, and policy analysis specialized on European Union policy towards the EaP based in Baku, Azerbaijan. We aim to connect local perspectives on regional politics and geopolitics with those around the world through policy advice, research, and debate. Discussion and analysis on local, regional, and European policy issues that reach beyond national borders are among the tools we utilize to make a difference.
Jean Monnet Center of Excellence “Working towards resilient societies in the EaP: challenges and opportunities for the policy beyond 2020” project (implementation years 2022-2025) brings together partners from three EaP countries, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Ukraine with an aim to produce research and policy outputs capturing EU’s role in the political processes of the EaP region.
