In this section you will find a series of interviews with experts, analysts and policymakers from Eastern Partnership countries and the EU.
Click on the question that interests you to open the corresponding recording.
| Respondent | Question | Country |
| Dzianis Melyantsou (Coordinator of the Foreign Policy Program within Minsk Dialogue Initiative) | How long, taking into account the growing pressure from Russia, can Belarus successfully continue its policy of using the EU to balance Moscow’s influence? | Belarus |
| Dzianis Melyantsou (Coordinator of the Foreign Policy Program within Minsk Dialogue Initiative) | What should be the shape of economic relations between Belarus and the EU? | Belarus |
| Dzianis Melyantsou (Coordinator of the Foreign Policy Program within Minsk Dialogue Initiative) | Does Belarus have sufficiently strong instruments to resist Russian pressure? | Belarus |
| Dzianis Melyantsou (Coordinator of the Foreign Policy Program within Minsk Dialogue Initiative) | EU-Belarus relations are not highly institutionalised. How should they look like? | Belarus |
| Dzianis Melyantsou (Coordinator of the Foreign Policy Program within Minsk Dialogue Initiative) | What regular Belarusians know about the EU? Did EaP initiative influenced image of the EU? | Belarus |
| Dzianis Melyantsou (Coordinator of the Foreign Policy Program within Minsk Dialogue Initiative) | Does Belarus want to obtain a visa-free regime with the EU? | Belarus |
| Dzianis Melyantsou (Coordinator of the Foreign Policy Program within Minsk Dialogue Initiative) | What is Belarus expecting from the EaP in the next years? | Belarus |
| Aleś Łahviniec (Founder and Council Member of Civic Initiative “Deja” (Action) – Дзея & Lecturer at European Humanities University in Vilnius) | What is the perception of the EU in Belarus? What image of EU is created by the local media? | Belarus |
| Aleś Łahviniec (Founder and Council Member of Civic Initiative “Deja” (Action) – Дзея & Lecturer at European Humanities University in Vilnius) | How relations between Belarus and the UE should look like? | Belarus |
| Aleś Łahviniec (Founder and Council Member of Civic Initiative “Deja” (Action) – Дзея & Lecturer at European Humanities University in Vilnius) | Why there is no Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between Belarus and EU? | Belarus |
| Aleś Łahviniec (Founder and Council Member of Civic Initiative “Deja” (Action) – Дзея & Lecturer at European Humanities University in Vilnius) | For how long can Belarus play a role of “country in the middle” between the EU and Russia? | Belarus |
| Aleś Łahviniec (Founder and Council Member of Civic Initiative “Deja” (Action) – Дзея & Lecturer at European Humanities University in Vilnius) | It seems that recently Russia wants to subordinate Belarus to itself more strongly. Is that so? | Belarus |
| Dr Irina Tochitskaya (Academic Director of IPM Research Center) | Given the vast network of bilateral ties it is unlikely that for Belarus the EU could become an alternative for Russia in the near future. However, can the EU help Minsk in any way to reduce or mitigate its dependence on Moscow? | Belarus |
| Dr Irina Tochitskaya (Academic Director of IPM Research Center) | Would the possible Partnership & Cooperation Agreement (PCA) with the EU be beneficial for Belarus? | Belarus |
| Dr Irina Tochitskaya (Academic Director of IPM Research Center) | What is hampering the economic cooperation between Belarus and EU? | Belarus |
| Dr Irina Tochitskaya (Academic Director of IPM Research Center) | And what about the free trade zone between Belarus and the EU? Would it work? | Belarus |
| Dr Irina Tochitskaya (Academic Director of IPM Research Center) | Are the EU and the Eurasian Union compatible with each other? Can they cooperate? | Belarus |
| Sergiy Gerasymchuk (Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism”) | How would you assess the impact of the EaP (especially AA) on Ukraine? | Ukraine |
| Sergiy Gerasymchuk (Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism”) | What can be done to improve integration of Ukraine with EU? | Ukraine |
| Sergiy Gerasymchuk (Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism”) | Has Ukraine become more Open Access Order (OAO) country thanks to the Association Agreement? | Ukraine |
| Sergiy Gerasymchuk (Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism”) | What should be the next step in the framework of the Eastern Partnership after AA and DCFTA? | Ukraine |
| Liubov Akulenko (Executive Director / Ukraininan Centre for European Policy) | Can certain EU fatigue (caused by the lack of new incentives) be noticed among Ukrainians? | Ukraine |
| Liubov Akulenko (Executive Director / Ukraininan Centre for European Policy) | What (besides membership perspective) could be an incentive for Ukraine to continue reforms ? | Ukraine |
| Liubov Akulenko (Executive Director / Ukraininan Centre for European Policy) | Where can the reform proponents be found in the Ukrainian elite and interest groups? | Ukraine |
| Liubov Akulenko (Executive Director / Ukraininan Centre for European Policy) | What part of the political class is really interested in pro-European reforms? | Ukraine |
| Liubov Akulenko (Executive Director / Ukraininan Centre for European Policy) | How has Ukraine changed thanks to the Association Agreement since 2014? | Ukraine |
| Veronika Movchan (Academic Director, Head of the Center for Economic Studies at the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting – IER) | Did EaP and AA in particular help reform the Ukrainian economy? If yes, how? Has it become more open thanks to the Eastern Partnership project? | Ukraine |
| Veronika Movchan (Academic Director, Head of the Center for Economic Studies at the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting – IER) | How did the implementation of DCFTA affect the Ukrainian economy? | Ukraine |
| Veronika Movchan (Academic Director, Head of the Center for Economic Studies at the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting – IER) | What should be the next step (after the Association Agreement) in EU-Ukraine relations? | Ukraine |
| Veronika Movchan (Academic Director, Head of the Center for Economic Studies at the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting – IER) | What about an idea of Ukraine joining “4 Unions” with EU (Energy, Digital, Customs & Schengen)? | Ukraine |
| Veronika Movchan (Academic Director, Head of the Center for Economic Studies at the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting – IER) | Is there any possibility of cooperation between the EU and the Eurasian Union headed by Russia? | Ukraine |
| Victoria Bucătaru (Executive Director of the Foreign Policy Association – APE) | How would you assess participation of the Republic of Moldova in the Eastern Partnership? What are the benefits of the program for this country? | Moldova |
| Victoria Bucătaru (Executive Director of the Foreign Policy Association – APE) | What kind of instruments can be used in order to speed up reform process in Moldova? | Moldova |
| Victoria Bucătaru (Executive Director of the Foreign Policy Association – APE) | How can the EU assistance be more helpful for Moldova? | Moldova |
| Sergiu Tofilat (Chairperson of WatchDog.MD) | How did cooperation with the EU help Moldova to reform its energy sector? | Moldova |
| Sergiu Tofilat (Chairperson of WatchDog.MD) | Have EU actions contributed to the increase of Moldova’s energy independence? | Moldova |
| Sergiu Tofilat (Chairperson of WatchDog.MD) | Would greater EU support for NGOs in Moldova help to accelerate reforms? | Moldova |
| Sergiu Tofilat (Chairperson of WatchDog.MD) | What has Moldova obtained thanks to the Eastern Partnership, the Association Agreement & DCFTA? | Moldova |
| Dr. Bartłomiej Zdaniuk (Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Moldova) | What are the expectations of political and bussiness elite of Moldova towards EaP? | Moldova |
| Dr. Bartłomiej Zdaniuk (Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Moldova) | What are the most important benefits of Association Agreement and DCFTA for Moldova? | Moldova |
| Dr. Bartłomiej Zdaniuk (Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Moldova) | What are the main obstacles to the implementation of the Association Agreement in Moldova? | Moldova |
| Valeriu Paşa (WatchDog.MD) | What can the EU do in order to speed up the reform process in Moldova? | Moldova |
| Valeriu Paşa (WatchDog.MD) | How can the EU help Moldova in the fight against corruption? | Moldova |
| Valeriu Paşa (WatchDog.MD) | What are the main achievements of Moldova in the framework of the Eastern Partnership? | Moldova |
| Valeriu Paşa (WatchDog.MD) | What are the sources of Moldova’s misachievements? | Moldova |