A Difficult Case: Belarus as Part of the European Neighbourhood Policy
A Difficult Case: Belarus as Part of the European Neighbourhood Policy

Summary/Abstract: The EU is still at the beginning of the path towards a cohesive and effective Belarus policy. Democratization of Belarus should be the main goal for the EU and can only take place as a result of changing the government in this country. Now the EU needs to say openly that Belarus is a special case among the neighbours of the Union and could elaborate a special strategy towards the country, different from the existing ENP strategy. The Belarusian issue should not be a strictly European affair. Transatlantic co-operation with the US especially but also with Canada is needed. The Belarus question influences the EU and the US relations with Russia. It seems that the tensions between the EU and the USA on the one hand and Russia on the other hand will grow in the future due to further existence of the Lukashenko regime and the Kremlin’s support for it.

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