A pro forma summit

Since there are plans to hold one every two years, the fourth Eastern Partnership summit opened on 21 May in Riga. The enthusiasm is certainly there. The Ukrainian crisis and the deterioration of relations between the EU and Moscow have turned the situation on its ear since the Vilnius summit, at the end of 2013. But because it is anticipated that this meeting will take place at the highest level, each party is attempting to make a convincing case for…