The Future of the European Union's Eastern Partnership [1]
On November 19, 2013, the American Society of International Law, will host a panel discussion of the European Union’s Eastern Partnership initiative. The Partnership, which encompasses the former-Soviet states of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine, seeks to strengthen the relationship between the EU and its Eastern neighbors through economic cooperation and political reforms. These reforms include association agreements and free trade agreements, visa liberalization, energy security, and support for rule of law. In advance of the Partnership’s annual summit on November 28, the panel will discuss achievements made through the partnership, competing influences in the region, and the implications for future engagement.
SPEAKERS:
- Carl Gershman, President, National Endowment for Democracy
- Temuri Yakobashvili, Former Ambassador of Georgia to the United States, German Marshall Fund of the United States
MODERATOR:
- Francesca Bignami, Professor, George Washington University Law School
For more information, please contact events@asil.org [2].
This event is free and open to the public. Registration requested.
Questions about or difficulty registering? Please contact the ASIL Events department at events@asil.org [2]
This event is co-sponsored by the Washington Foreign Law Society.