European Union-South Caucasus

EENI- School of International Business

Subject: The European Union-South Caucasus trade relations. Syllabus:

1. Introduction to the South Caucasus region
2. The European Foreign Policy with the South Caucasus
3. The EU Eastern Partnership
4. The Association Agreement with EU-Georgia
5. The International Trade Relations between the European Union and the South Caucasus

The purposes of the subject “The EU-South Caucasus” are the following:

1. To know the trade policy of the European Union with the South Caucasus region
2. To analyse the trade relations and partnership agreements that the European Union has with the South Caucasus countries

Sample of the Subject: The European Union (EU)-South Caucasus:

Description of the Subject: The European Union (EU)-South Caucasus trade relations:

1. The South Caucasus (Transcaucasia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia) is a geopolitical region situated on the border of Eastern Europe and Southwest Asia
2. Since 2004, the European Union has become the main trade partner of each country of the South Caucasus
3. The bilateral trade with the European Union represented 30% of the total trade for Armenia, 43% for Azerbaijan, and 30% for Georgia. These share of the total European Union international trade remains very low (less than 0.5% in total)
4. The Foreign Trade between the European Union and the South Caucasus countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia) has intensified since their inclusion in the European Neighbourhood Policy in 2004.
5. Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia benefit from the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) of the European Union (EU)
6. The trade relations of the European Union with Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia are governed by a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement: the Black Sea Synergy

The European Union (EU)-South Caucasus belongs to the:

1. Islamic Civilisation (Central Eurasian Economic Area)
2. Western Civilisation (European Economic Area)
3. Orthodox Civilisation