Tag Archives | European Neighbourhood Policy

Troubled waters: European neighbourhood progress reports published

2 April 2013 in Anti-corruption movement, European Union, Human rights, Politics and government

This post was originally published in TI-EU‘s blog. Today the EU published progress reports for its neighbourhood partner countries, which also looks at reforms in governance and anti-corruption. It is no secret that the EU’s closest neighbours generally face considerable problems of corruption in their public institutions. The 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index places almost all European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) countries below 50, […]

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Why is Ukraine incapable of fulfilling the demands of Füle’s List? An analysis of state anticorruption policy

4 March 2013 in Europe and Central Asia, European Union, Politics and government

Štefan Füle, European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, paid an official visit to Kyiv on February 7 to discuss one topic: whether Ukraine is ready to sign the EU Association Agreement. After the visit, the European Union did not make a formal statement, but 19 strict demands for Ukraine, also known as the […]

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What’s going on in the EU hood? Aid linked to democratic reform

25 May 2011 in Europe and Central Asia, European Union

Today the communication on the revision of the European Union’s Neighbourhood Policy (ENP Review) was unveiled by the European Commission and High Representative… finally. We at TI-EU welcome the proposal which places a stronger focus on democratisation and the fight against corruption in the context of a changing neighbourhood.

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