Welcome to the European Neighbourhood Policy Website
Since the 2004 enlargement, relations with our neighbours have become
the EU’s main external priority. Through the European Neighbourhood
Policy, we aim to avoid new dividing lines between the enlarged EU and our
neighbours to the east and on the southern and eastern shores of the
Mediterranean. We invite these neighbours, on the basis of a mutual
commitment to common values, to move beyond existing cooperation to deeper
economic and political, cultural and security cooperation - strengthening
stability, security and well-being for all concerned. The new feature
is that we go beyond cooperation to include economic integration, for
those ready and able.