The European External Action Service updated its Eastern Partnership framework, outlining priorities for cooperation with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, while continuing engagement with Belarusian civil society.
The updated agenda places resilience, democratic reform, security cooperation, connectivity, youth and civil society at the centre of EU engagement with the eastern neighbourhood. It reflects the changed geopolitical environment created by Russia’s war against Ukraine and the growing need for flexible, partner-specific cooperation.
The Eastern Partnership remains connected to the EU’s wider neighbourhood, enlargement and Global Gateway policies. The EU describes the format as a tool for supporting reforms, strengthening institutions and linking governments, regions, civil society, universities and businesses.
The 2025-2027 priorities show that the framework is being adapted rather than abandoned. Ukraine and Moldova’s EU paths, Georgia’s conditional European perspective and the need to resist hybrid pressure all feature prominently in the renewed approach.