European Neighbourhood Instrument 2014-2020

The Council adopted conclusions on the European Neighbourhood Policy package, taking stock of progress made regarding several political instruments in this field, such as the Eastern Partnership between the Union and its Eastern neighbours:

• Armenia,
• Azerbaijan,
• Belarus,
• Georgia,
• Moldova,
• Ukraine,
• the Partnership for Democracy and Shared Prosperity and the Union for the Mediterranean with the countries of the Southern Mediterranean.

In its conclusion, the Council the Council welcomes the joint Communication of the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission which reports on the substantial progress made in the delivery of the new European Neighbourhood Policy. It welcomes the good progress made in advancing the Partnership for Democracy and Shared Prosperity with the countries of the Southern Mediterranean and looks forward to the implementation of the Roadmap accompanying the joint Communication, in dialogue and cooperation with partners, also with the aim of developing synergies with the Union for the Mediterranean and other regional initiatives.

It also welcomes both the good progress made in the implementation of the Eastern Partnership.