Abstract
The European Union has launched its Eastern Partnership initiative (EaP) as a tool to accelerate political association and further economic integration with six Eastern partner countries. However, the disparity of benefits within the EaP exists when mutual profit could not be achieved logically due to the wide gap of capacity among both parties. The EU is exceedingly powerful to press and steer the policies of Eastern partners. Nevertheless, six Eastern partners have decided to join the EaP as the most rational choice, even though there is no prospect of EU membership. The domestic situations in poor way and international pressure have been pushing them to find external capable actor, particularly the EU. In addition to this, there is a disproportionate burden of the EU to bear six Eastern partner’s cost in achieving the main goal of the EaP which makes it more beneficial decision for them.
P.S. It is my Bachelor Thesis after having research at Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic. I finished it under supervision of lecturers and professors of Universitas Pembangunan Nasional "Veteran" Yogyakarta in 2010. Should you need any further information, please feel free to contact me on pamungkas.raka@gmail.com. Thank you
