Top 10 findings

The EaP Index shows that civil society holds authorities across the EaP region, despite increasing challenges in Belarus and Azerbaijan.

Civil society plays an integral part in the EU enlargement process in Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. As EU accession processes unfold, the importance of cooperation and equal partnership between EaP governments and civil society increases.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine catalysed deeper integration between some EaP states and the EU in energy, trade and transport.

Should an increasingly authoritarian country be a strategic partner of the EU? Azerbaijan shows that values still clash with interests in the EaP region.

A systematic analysis of legislation and policies through a gender lens are generally insufficient in all EaP states, including the EU candidates.

While Moldova and Ukraine improved their public administration, we witness a downwards drift in politically polarised Georgia. 

Belarus and Azerbaijan’s regimes continue to weaponise their judicial systems to delegitimise their opponents.

An expedited enlargement can come at a cost if the EU takes insufficient account of systemic flaws.

Through the Forum, CSOs from all six EaP states provide and get critical insights into political, social, and economic aspects of European integration.