EUAC Engages in Policy Debate on Europe’s Frontier Countries

Ambassador Teimuraz Janjalia, Senior Research Fellow at the EU Awareness Centre, participated in a webinar hosted by the European Centre for International Political Economy that focused on the evolving geopolitical role of the European Union in its immediate neighbourhood.

The discussion examined how Europe’s frontier regions — including Eastern Europe and the Black Sea area — have moved from being perceived as a buffer zone to becoming a direct test of the EU’s ability to respond to geopolitical challenges in real time.

During the exchange, participants addressed the increasing complexity of the security environment, the role of external actors, and the growing importance of coordinated EU engagement in supporting stability, resilience, and democratic development in neighbouring countries.

Through its participation, EUAC contributed to the exchange on emerging geopolitical risks in the EU’s neighbourhood, with particular attention to hybrid threats and patterns of external influence.