Introduction: Good Neighbourliness Inside and Outside the Union

Abstract

This text provides an introduction to the volume on Good Neighbourly Relations in the European Legal Context, offering a brief sketch of the essence of the principle and a description of the structural organisation of the book. The focus is on the particular issues where good neighbourliness considerations could be applicable, aiming to provide a rich outline of the potential usefulness and importance of the principle of good neighbourly relations in the European legal context.

Keywords: EU Law, Good Neighbouliness, Principles, Values, ENP, duty of loyalty, Enlargement, Eastern Partnership