EaP: Regional geopolitical challenges and the way forward

The next European Eastern Partnership summit is scheduled for December 15th in Brussels. It will come on the back of a very turbulent year in the EU’s eastern neighbourhood: protests in the wake of fraudulent presidential elections in Belarus, contested parliamentary elections in Georgia, war between Azerbaijan and Armenia, power transition in Moldova, massive military mobilization of Russian troops on Ukraine’s border and limitations of freedom of navigation in the Black Sea. Bearing this context in mind, the event aims to discuss regional dynamics and explore how the Eastern Partnership can possibly address the regional security challenges that partner countries face today and in the nearest future.