By Pawel Sobczak, Lidia Kelly and Justyna Pawlak | WARSAW WARSAW Poland is trying to improve relations with its eastern neighbour Belarus in the hope of also reviving the European Union’s dormant Eastern Partnership initiative that targets six former Soviet republics, its deputy foreign minister said.The Eastern Partnership offered money, technical assistance and market access to the six countries – but without the prospect of EU membership – in return for their adoption of European democratic, administrative and economic norms.The initiative is widely seen as having failed, due partly to Russia’s attempts to reassert its influence in regions it has …read more
Source: Firstpost
