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Initial Work and Advocacy Plan

June, 2005

Conflict Resolution Dimension of the European Neighbourhood Policy:

The Cases of Abkhazia and South Ossetia   

 Aim of the project

The objective of the project is to look at the possible incentives ad rewards structure of the European Neighbourhood Policy in order to strengthen the EU capacity to promote its objectives in the Wider Europe area. The project will be particularly interested in looking at concrete policies through which the EU can promote democratisation and conflict resolution in the ENP area. The paper will develop recommendations for EU institutions – the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament, as well as the governments of EU member states and EU’s neighbours

My research will consist of:

·        Analysing the EU approach to conflict resolution in its neighbourhood – the overall framework of the policy framework and the instruments of its promotion; 

·        Discuss EU policies on the conflicts in Georgia (Abkhazia and South Ossetia). The use of ENP instruments and their impact, as well as the role of the EU Special Representative;    

·        To develop policy recommendations on the development of a coherent approach to conflict resolution in EU neighbourhood with a particular emphasis on the two conflicts.

B. Identification of OSI network programs that may serve as partners and the expected benefits from the cooperation:

• The OSI EU office, including in cooperation with CEPS, has been working extensively on the challenge of Wider Europe. My project will benefit from a constant dialogue with the OSI EU office, as well as from eventual participation in OSI EU-organised events in Brussels.    
• Partnership with the OSI office in Brussels will be crucial for the identification of relevant policy actors inside the EU who would benefit from the policy recommendations.
• Through the intermediary of the OSI supported think-tanks in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as through the East-East program, I would seek ways to some of the policy recommendations in the region, with a particular focus on new EU member states.

·        Participation at conferences, including the ones organised by CEPS and OSI in Brussels, but not only,

·        Meetings with EU officials – initially as part of the research process on the paper, and later in order to advocate the policy findings of the paper.

·        The paper will be published on a series of partner websites, including Eurojournal.org;

·        All interviewed EU officials will receive the paper by email;

·        The publication of the paper will be supported by a number of newspaper articles aimed at supporting interests towards the policy paper as well as advancing some of the recommendations in a short and more widely accessible form.