The (In-)Compatibility between Regional Integration Processes in the Post-Soviet Area and within the European Neighborhood Policy

This article examines the issue of whether regional integration schemes in the Post-Soviet area are harmonious with or contradictory to the EU’s European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) as applied to a number of post-Soviet countries. In so doing, firstly, the article explains the major developments with respect to the regional integration processes in the Post-Soviet Area, then it illustrates the main characteristics of the ENP and subsequently it provides an assessment of compatibility of integration processes in Eurasia and within the ENP. Finally, the article contains conclusive remarks attempting to demonstrate perspectives of integration processes in Europe and Eurasia.