Külügyi Szemle - A Magyar Külügyi Intézet folyóirata - 2011 (10. évfolyam)
2011 / 1. szám - KELETI PARTNERSÉG - Romsics Gergely - Végh Zsuzsanna: Támogatókkal, koalíció nélkül? A keleti Partnerség támogatói és a kezdeményezés jövője
Romsics Gergely-Végh Zsuzsanna 52 „Paet: Free Trade and Visa Facilitation with Eastern Partnership States in EU's Interests". Välisministeerium. Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, http://www.vm.ee/?q=en/node/8775 , 2009. december 8. 53 Wojna-Gniazdowski (szerk.): i. m. 36. o. 54 Uo. 46. o. 55 „President Skeptical of EUs Eastern Partnership". New Europe, http://www.neurope.eu/articles/93328.php , 2009. március 1. 56 „Minister Teodor Baconschi at Eastern Partnership Ministerial Meeting". Romania. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, http://www.mae.ro/en/node/6390 , 2010. december 13. Résumé Friends without a Coalition: Support for the Eastern Partnership in the European Union and the prospects of the initiative The Eastern Partnership initiative of the European Union has emerged as the flagship project for the eastern dimension of neighbourhood policy. At the same time, the initiative still lacks an internal coalition, members of which could push for legitimate and moderate goals that would consolidate its place in the community institutional architecture. The paper surveys the positions of interested member states and supranational agents to sketch out the problems hampering the emergence of a consensus among "friends" of the initiative that would ensure the Eastern Partnership more secure funding and a clear cut set of goals - increasing thus the incentive it represents for partner states. It is argued that the current state of affairs is the consequence of interested actors having failed to properly measure the possibilities of building a coalition around mutually acceptable preferences and goals, and concludes by suggesting a middle of the way approach acceptable for partners and most member states alike. 134 Külügyi Szemle
