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This paper examines the EU perspective on conflict resolution and attempts to identify ways in which the EU can help solve conflicts in the former Soviet space and with its Eastern Neighbourhood Policy in mind. It argues that the Russia-Georgia conflict of 2008 vividly illustrated the potential of so-called 'frozen conflicts' to threaten security and stability in the EU's 'Eastern Neighborhood.' The authors analyze the conflicts over South Ossetia, Abkhazia, Transdniestra and Nagorno-Karabakh. They make a series of recommendations for more effective EU policies and approaches to enable it to play a stronger role in resolving these decades-old disputes.