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The Three Seas Initiative and its Economic and Geopolitical Effect on the European Union and Central and Eastern Europe

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  • Zbińkowski Grzegorz

    (The Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland)

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The objective of this paper is a presentation of results of an analysis of the Three Seas Initiative (TSI), whose participating countries (except Austria) treat it as a method of: a) reducing their dependence on crude oil and natural gas imports from Russia, thus increasing their energy security; b) accelerated filling of the persisting civilisation gap between the initiative participants and more developed EU countries owing to the improved quality and maturity of the transport and digital North-South infrastructure; and c) the actual implementation of the “vision of a Europe whole, free and at peace.” The analysis has assumed the following research hypothesis: The CEE states’ joining the EU has not markedly changed those states’ development, as material differences do still exist in this respect between the new EU states and the old ones, which was verified positively.

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  • Zbińkowski Grzegorz, 2019. "The Three Seas Initiative and its Economic and Geopolitical Effect on the European Union and Central and Eastern Europe," Comparative Economic Research, Sciendo, vol. 22(2), pages 105-119, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:coecre:v:22:y:2019:i:2:p:105-119:n:7
    DOI: 10.2478/cer-2019-0015
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    Keywords

    European Union; Three Seas Initiative; energy security; Central and Eastern European Countries; geopolitics;
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    JEL classification:

    • F02 - International Economics - - General - - - International Economic Order and Integration
    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
    • F50 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - General
    • O2 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy
    • O57 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Comparative Studies of Countries

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