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Looking to the Future: The Historical Acquis on Cooperation in Eastern Europe and the Black Sea as a Cornerstone for a Progressive-European Integration

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  • Grigoris Zarotiadis

    (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)

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The vision for a democratic, socially just and environmentally balanced Europe, the modern cradle of humanitarianism and peace, a vision that moved European people and spread the mood for European integration through the enlargement of the European Union (EU), fades away. The unfortunate coincidence of aggressive neoliberalism with neo-fascist socio-political retrogression, along with the gradual sharpening of the international systemic crisis in the sphere of the economy, requests a reorientation of the progressive vision for cooperation and prosperity.The historic acquis on socioeconomic cooperation and cultural linkages in Eastern Europe and the Black Sea could become the foundation for re-establishing the prospects of European Integration. The core-periphery approach has run its course, especially when the "core" is deteriorating. In the present paper, rather than arguing in favour of "Eastern enlargement", i.e., a structure with visible signs of relapse and breakdown, we discuss the usage of a regionally developed, effec-tive and progressive "Eastern partnership" that may become the cornerstone for a European restart.

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  • Grigoris Zarotiadis, 2021. "Looking to the Future: The Historical Acquis on Cooperation in Eastern Europe and the Black Sea as a Cornerstone for a Progressive-European Integration," South-Eastern Europe Journal of Economics, Association of Economic Universities of South and Eastern Europe and the Black Sea Region, vol. 19(1), pages 7-20.
    • Handle: RePEc:seb:journl:v:19:y:2021:i:1:p:7-20
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    Keywords

    European vs community acquis; Eastern partnership and enlargement; progressive European integration;
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    JEL classification:

    • F53 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - International Agreements and Observance; International Organizations
    • O19 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - International Linkages to Development; Role of International Organizations
    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy

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