Publications

The European Neighbourhood Council (ENC) released its new analysis entitled “Devolution in Moldova: Gagauzia and Transnistria in Focus“

The ENC Analysis is authored by Larisa Patlis, ENC Academic Council Member, and Professor at Free International University of Moldova (ULIM), who focuses on the processes of decentralization and unresolved political conflict in Moldova with the separatist region of Transnistria which opens up new challenges for devolution.

The full analysis is available here.

ENC Analysis-Russian Cyberwarfare Capabilities: Assessing the Threat for Ukraine’s Critical Infrastructure

The European Neighbourhood Council (ENC) released its new analysis entitled “Russian Cyberwarfare Capabilities: Assessing the Threat for Ukraine’s Critical Infrastructure“

This ENC Analysis is authored by Andreas Marazis, ENC Head of Research for Eastern Europe and Central Asia and Robert Kothe, ENC Research Assistant and identifies cyber threats coming from Russia targeting Ukraine’s critical infrastructure and explains how malicious software infiltrate and affect vital sectors including energy distribution, transport, banking, financial market, and drinking water supply.  The final objective of the study is to provide recommendations with the aim to enhance the EU’s critical infrastructure cyber resilience, as well as Ukraine’s through cooperation including lessons learnt from each other.

The full analysis is available here

 Migration can only be tackled by the EU as a whole

In their present article, ENC’s Managing Director Samuel Doveri Vesterbye and ALDE Vice President and Member of the European Parliament, Ilhan Kyuchyuk discuss the increased complexity of the migration issue. Based on the results of comprehensive research on European citizens, they reached a conclusion which offers  three considerations for Europeans; an improved and shared European border control, a more coherent foreign and security policy, and a fair distribution of refugees among countries. Their opinion piece (op-ed) on the subject was published online on EurActiv.

Read the full article here: https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/opinion/migration-can-only-be-tackled-by-the-eu-as-a-whole/

ENC Analysis: “Ensuring Security in Ukraine and Eastern Europe: New Formats for EU/NATO Cooperation with Ukraine”

This ENC Analysis is authored by Samuel Doveri Vesterbye, Mykhailo Gonchar, Andreas Marazis and Vitalii Martyniuk. The European Neighbourhood Council and the Centre for Global Studies ”Strategy XXI”, with support of the NATO Information and Documentation Centre in Ukraine, organised the two-day conference on the 30-31 May 2018 in Kyiv. Based on the results of the conference, this report examines the EU-NATO cooperation in relation to Ukraine with the aim of further embedding the country’s security.

Preparing for a New Blueprint in EU-Turkey Relations?

Samuel Doveri Vesterbye, ENC’s Managing Director, wrote an article on deteriorating EU-Turkey relations.

Turkey’s EU accession has lost its significance over the past decade. Today, distorted incentive mechanisms govern relations between Ankara and Brussels, often altering rational policymaking. It is in the interest of both sides that existing structures remain in place until better ones replace or complement them. In the meantime, change is necessary to correct outdated structures that  encourage rivalry, and turn bilateral and multilateral relations with Turkey into uncalculated time bombs. Although migration and counter-terrorism play an important role, a new blueprint for a sustainable partnership necessitate a wider scope, including business support, trust, and respect for each sides’ priorities. A reformed Customs Union, energy cooperation, and coordination on geo-regional foreign policy areas like Iraq may prove useful.

The full article from the Turkish Policy Quarterly is available in PDF Format here.

Furthermore, the abridged version of the article is available here.

Release of ENC Analysis – “Turkey’s Quest for Visa-Free Access to Europe”

The European Neighbourhood Council (ENC) is glad to release the second analysis of the new feature “ENC Analysis“. The latter  displays research  by our Academic Council Members and External Advisors on relevant topics regarding the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) area and wider Europe.

This ENC Analysis features the opinion of Deniz Servantie on EU-Turkey relations and the roadmap to Visa Liberalization. The analysis looks back at the steps taken by the EU and Turkey from 2013 onwards and reflects on what is still to be achieved.

The full analysis is available in PDF format below.

 Turkey’s quest for Visa-Free Access to Europe