New Publication on European Neighbourhood Policy

Andrey Demidov and Sara Svensson co-authored a policy brief "Friendly Neighbours: Increasing the Potential of European Neighbourhood Policy Cross-Border Cooperation Initiatives"  that was released by PASOS network at their annual conference “Democracy, Partnership, Enlargement – Challenges for Europe, Challenges for the Polish EU Presidency” in Warsaw (November 25, 2011). 

This policy brief looks at the EU’s promotion of integration and cooperation along its external borders and draws policy recommendations from the experience on the ground. The policy brief focuses on the local level, on people and communities living close to the borders as represented by political administrations (local governments) and civil society organizations. The brief starts with an analysis of the current practice of the crossborder cooperation initiatives of the ENP and the partnership with Russia.