That summit comes at an auspicious time, as the EU reviews its European Neighborhood Policy (launched in 2004) and the Eastern Partnership (launched in 2009), ahead of a second grand summit in Budapest under the Hungarian EU presidency in May 2011.
在欧盟称为“邻国”的国家中，成功的故事十分鲜见。开始是格鲁吉亚，后来是乌克兰，还有最近的摩尔多瓦，这些国家欧盟都寄予厚望。但每次都以失望告终。对欧盟来说不幸的是，今年与乌克兰的年度峰会（11月22日）很可能展示这种失败。