European Union-South Caucasus, Azerbaijan

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

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

1. To learn about EU Trade Policy with South Caucasus region
2. To analyze trade relations and partnership agreements between the European Union and the South Caucasus countries

The Subject “European Union-South Caucasus” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate: World Trade.

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

Languages: or UE-Cáucaso del Sur UE-Caucase du Sud UE-Sul do Cáucaso.

The South Caucasus (Transcaucasia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia) is a geopolitical region situated on the border of Eastern Europe and Southwest Asia.

1. Since 2004, the EU has become the main trading partner of each country of the South Caucasus
2. Bilateral trade with the EU represented 30% of total trade for Armenia (43%), Azerbaijan, and Georgia. These share of the total European Union Foreign Trade remains very low (less than 0.5% in total)
3. Foreign Trade between the EU and the South Caucasus countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia) has intensified since their inclusion in the European Neighborhood Policy in 2004
4. Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia benefit from the Generalized System of Preferences (EU GSP) of the European Union
5. Trade Relations of EU with Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia are governed by a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement: the Black Sea Synergy

The European Union-South Caucasus belongs to:

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

Logistics Corridors:

1. Afghanistan-Turkey Logistics Corridor
2. International North-South Logistics Corridor
3. Baltic-Adriatic Logistics Corridor
4. Europe-Caucasus-Asia Logistics Corridor
5. Trans-Caspian Logistics Corridor