Europejska polityka sąsiedztwa – pechowa pierwsza dekada

After 10 years in action, the European Neighbourhood Policy is in shambles. The region of ENP, seen in 2004 as a future place of democratic transformation, appears to be in 2015/16 a hotbed of wars, ethnic – religious violence, terror and massive migration. Not a single factor contributed to ENP’s success – bad luck from the start! However, there were also internal clashes within the EU which madeENP less effective: – appeal to common values as a base of cooperation, was politically correct but hardly workable; – “conditionality” method revealed weaknesses while applied without a promise of membership; – process of ENP’s strategy planning was disturbed by transatlantic tensions over Iraq war, what had a negative impact on the quality of ENP’s strategic dimension. Russia counteracted openly, secretly and actively and continues to keep the political/military control over the region. ENP remains an essentialpillar of EU’s security but – definitely – time has come to reset the policy.