In the same way Jean-Claude Juncker aims at making the European Commission’s work more political, the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) will now also be updated in order to “move away from an approach based on the judgement and evaluation of the progress made, to a political dialogue and partnership, a cooperation-oriented approach between equal partners,” Federica Mogherini, the high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, explained on 4 March.
The ENP, launched in 2004, had been revised in 2011,…