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This study includes various analyses of the relations with the Eastern neighbors which the European Union (EU) established after the European Neighbourhood Policy as its official policy outcome in 2004 and the current situation of these relations and the future of those relations. The reasons for the formation of the AKP, the political development process, the dimensions of the policy, the tools and the objectives are also explained. On the other hand, the influence of the Russian Federation (RF) on the relations of the EU with its Eastern neighbors is highlighted in terms of its historical, economic and social ties. The EU's Eastern neighbors are forced to make a choice between the EU and the Russian Federation in order to their goals, or the doubts they encounter are one of the important factors that determine the progress of the AKP. In this context, the mutual dependence of Eastern European countries with the EU and the RF is also of importance. In a document published by the European Commission in 2015, the AKP stated that it should be updated on the basis of the political priorities of Eastern European countries. According to the new approach, in their relations with the Eastern neighbors that are not too willing to cooperate and integrate today, the EU will adopt more “differentiation” and “flexibility” policies instead of “conditional policy”. As a result, in this study, a process analysis is made on what direction and how the AKP will be married.

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