[4] In 2015, Azerbaijan's membership was suspended due to the European Union's criticism of human rights abuses by the government.

Azerbaijan and Belarus have been questioned about their European perspectives due to human rights abuses and lack of freedom of speech.

In December 2019, following the eighth plenary meeting held in Tbilisi, a resolution was passed by all members of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly.

[7] The resolution also confirms the successes of the EU Enlargement Policy and its transformative power on Central and Eastern European countries in their development from post-totalitarian regulated economies to European style democracies and that future enlargement shall spread these successes to the Eastern Partnership countries willing to join the EU.

The resolution praised the achievements made by Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine in signing Association Agreements and a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area with the EU.

[7] The resolution also acknowledges the potential threat that Russia may have in destabilizing these countries and preventing them from achieving European unity.