What the Eu Can,May and Should Do to Support Georgia

Abstract

The paper considers current political challenges encountered by Georgia and the geopolitical framework in which the EU-Georgia relationship develops. Plagued by a multitude of problems and challenges, the West's interest in the country has been diminishing, while Russia is intensifying its propaganda machine and other dangerous tools at its disposal. The EU can and should develop a more differentiated approach to the South Caucasus and the Eastern Neighbourhood based less on geography and more on democratic achievements and strategic importance.

Footnotes

Teona Lavrelashvili has worked at the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies in 2016. She worked in the European Parliament as well as at the International School of Protocol and Diplomacy in Brussels.