Limits of External Resilience-Building: The European Union and Pandemic Resilience in Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia

Bidzina Lebanidze

Europe-Asia Studies, 2025, vol. 77, issue 8, 1278-1299

Abstract: This article examines the extent to which the European Union boosted the resilience of its neighbourhood countries against COVID-19. It develops a conceptual framework of pandemic resilience, applying it to the ‘Associated Trio’ (AT) of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. Focusing on state and societal resilience, it finds that while EU efforts were substantial, domestic factors constrained their effectiveness. High vaccine hesitancy, poor compliance and low trust (societal resilience), as well as unprepared health sectors and socio-economic priorities (state resilience), limited the impact of EU efforts. The article highlights how local conditions ultimately shape the success of external resilience-building.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2025.2558103

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