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The EU is determined to support sustainable reforms in east European countries, and to advance the political association and economic integration agenda with its partners. The main goal of the Eastern Partnership, the eastern dimension of the European neighbourhood policy, is to create the conditions to accelerate political association and deepen economic integration between the EU and the east Euro- pean partner countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.

In May 2012, the HR/VP and the European Commission issued an Eastern Part- nership roadmap (1_{) listing objectives to be achieved, reforms which partners}

have committed to implement, EU support and expected results. This policy was endorsed by the Eastern Partnership foreign ministers’ meeting in July 2012. Significant progress was made throughout 2012 in the implementation of the Eastern Partnership. The association agreement with Ukraine was initialled, in- cluding a DCFTA, but signature has been deferred awaiting corrective action by Ukraine over the country’s deteriorating domestic situation. The EU remained concerned about the selective use of justice against members of the former government, including former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and former Inter- ior Minister Yuriy lutsenko. In a joint statement of 12 November 2012, the HR/VP and Štefan Füle, the European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neigh- bourhood Policy, noted that the 28 October 2012 parliamentary elections repre- sented a deterioration in several areas compared to the standards previously achieved. In December the Foreign Affairs Council reiterated that the speed of political association and economic integration with the EU, including the signing of the association agreement, was determined in particular by Ukraine’s progress in addressing the issues of selective justice and electoral shortcomings, and in implementing key reforms as set out in the association agenda.

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Good progress was made in the negotiations for association agreements with Armenia, Georgia and Moldova, and in the negotiations with Azerbaijan. Negoti- ations for DCFTA agreements were successfully launched with Armenia, Georgia and Moldova as an integral part of the ongoing association agreement negoti- ations with these partner countries.

As regards Georgia, the EU welcomed the conduct of the parliamentary elections in October, and supported the smooth transition of power — this was an import- ant step for Georgia’s democratic consolidation. At the same time, the EU demon- strated active support for the territorial integrity of Georgia.

EU–Moldova relations saw a significant deepening and strengthening. Agree- ments were signed on a range of sectoral matters. Similarly, relations with Arme- nia and Azerbaijan developed dynamically, including through preparations for the launching of an EU–Armenia partnership for reforms and an EU–Azerbaijan partnership for modernisation.

The EU continued its active engagement in efforts to settle the Transnistrian conflict in Moldova, as part of the so-called 5+2 format, and to manage the conflicts in Georgia, as co-chair of the Geneva talks. On the ground, the presence of the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia continued. The EU has invested in supporting confidence-building measures (CBMs) in the case of both Georgia and Moldova. In addition to his central role in the Geneva talks, Philippe lefort, the EU Special Representative for the south Caucasus, has explored possibilities for stronger EU support in efforts to settle the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

The EU condemned publicly serious human rights violations in Belarus, including harassment and intimidation of representatives of political opposition and the media, arbitrary detentions, travel bans, allegations of torture and infringement of other fundamental rights such as freedom of expression and freedom of as- sociation or assembly. Under EU leadership, the Human Rights Council established in July 2012 a mandate for the Special Rapporteur on Belarus, who will monitor the human rights situation in the country, keep close contacts with civil society and formulate recommendations to the Belarusian authorities. The EU consist- ently called on the Belarusian authorities to release and rehabilitate all political prisoners, stop all acts of harassment and intimidation, and ensure free and transparent conduct of the 23 September parliamentary elections, including through the implementation of the recommendations of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR). Regrettably, these elections fell short of international standards. Already in March, in response to the difficult democracy and human rights situation, the Foreign Affairs Council strengthened existing restrictive measures against Belarus. These measures were extended for another year by the October Council.

Štefan Füle, Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, in the centre, with Marina Adamovich (on the left) and Natalia Pinchuk (on the right), wives of political prisoners in Belarus.

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