ABSTRACT
This chapter presents an overview of keyconcepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book analyses conceptual changes in the definition of post-Soviet borders, their negotiation and the conflict over them from the point of view of EU policies. It investigates how Ukrainian regions with different historical experiences are being integrated into a single national narrative. The book aims to address the tendencies historically and determines the ways in which they presently and potentially influence issues of spatial imaginary and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova. It focuses on the local phenomenon of creeping migration as an example of both states questionable policies towards border management. The book analyses the extent of the involvement on the most consensual field for cooperation: the development of cross-border ecotourism. It discusses migration in the general framework of EU-Belarus cooperation and examines how factors external to migration come into play in defining the objectives of migration policies.
