%0 Journal Article
%T Cultural Heritage Objectives of the Eastern Partnership of the European Union
%A Gwardzińska-Chowaniec, Żaneta
%J Santander Art and Culture Law Review
%V 2018
%R 10.4467/2450050XSNR.18.019.10373
%N 2/2018 (4)
%P 71-88
%K Eastern Partnership, European Neighbourhood Policy, cultural heritage, Eastern Partnership Culture Programmes
%@ 2391-7997
%D 2019
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/saaclr/article/cultural-heritage-objectives-of-the-eastern-partnership-of-the-european-union
%X 
	Since 2009 the Eastern Partnership has become an important element of the European Union (EU) external policy. It constitutes an institutionalized forum of cooperation and dialogue between the EU, its Member States, and six states which emerged in the process of dissolution of the Soviet Union: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine. It brings a new dimension to the European Neighbourhood Policy, complementing its Northern Dimension and the Union for the Mediterranean. Arguably, its establishment also marks a new dimension of the EU’s international cultural cooperation. Now is a good time to reflect upon and evaluate the decade-long period of operation of the Eastern Partnership initiative. This article addresses the following questions with respect to the Eastern Partnership: What is the nature of the cultural cooperation?; How does it address the cultural heritage objectives of the EU?; and Has the Partnership contributed to the development of the EU’s Eastern Neighbourhood?