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HomeThe development of an institutional framework for the implementation of the association agreements in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine
A comparative perspective
The development of an institutional framework for the implementation of the association agreements in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine
A comparative perspective
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In recent years the EU concluded Association Agreements, including the creation of a Comprehensive Free Trade Areas with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. These are amongst the most complex and comprehensive legal treaties concluded by the EU with third countries. The treaties place a profound obligation on the partner countries of legal approximation, that is, to undertake extensive, binding commitments to adopt vast swathes of the acquis in order to stimulate political and economic development and institutional modernisation. This study shows that creating the institutional framework for implementation is a challenging and drawn-out process. While all countries have made some progress with devising these mechanisms, they are short of the necessary political leadership, policy planning, administrative capacity and there is a dearth of budgetary planning to enable effective implementation. There is also a notable need to embed implementation into wider reform strategies. While these issues are being addressed on the part of the countries, the EU can assist them by providing the necessary systemic support in an integrated, sequenced and long-term way.
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- Corporate author(s): Directorate-General for External Policies of the Union (European Parliament)
- Personal author(s): Wolczuk, Kataryna
- Themes: Commercial policy , International policy
- Subject: comparative study , Georgia , international negotiations , international trade , liberalisation of the market , market access , Moldova , stabilisation and association agreement , support mechanism , trade agreement , Ukraine
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| ISSN | ISBN 978-92-846-3843-7 | DOI 10.2861/121442 | Catalogue number QA-06-18-052-EN-N |
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| ISSN | ISBN 978-92-846-3842-0 | DOI 10.2861/424 | Catalogue number QA-06-18-052-EN-C |
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