2012～2013年，因监听事件的负面影响，欧美关系短时间内受到一定程度的损害，但并未真正动摇跨大西洋关系和进行中的双边自由贸易谈判。欧俄关系则在争取乌克兰和北约部署导弹问题上受到考验。欧盟与东部伙伴地区的关系成为欧盟积极外交的亮点。虽然乌克兰暂停与欧盟签署联系国协议，但时局的发展并未削弱欧盟在该国的影响力。
During the year of 2012–2013，the American National Security Agency spying on Europe damaged the relationship between the US and European countries，nevertheless，the long-term political foundation of transatlantic relations will remain solid and the process of the ongoing TTIP negotiations unchanged. The EU–Russia relations have been undergoing severe test by the Ukraine crisis and the NATO’s deployment of missiles. The European Union’s external relations with the eastern partners became a highlighted spot. Although the Ukrainian government suspended the signature of the Association Agreement，the influence of the EU on it has not been weakened at all.
