RIAC and the Embassy of Estonia Hold a Seminar on Russia-EU Relations
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On November 22, 2017, Russian International Affairs Council in cooperation with the Embassy of the Estonian Republic in Russia held a seminar «Russia-EU Relations in the Context of Estonia’s Presidency in the EU Council».
The following issues were discussed in the course of the seminar: priority areas of EU policy during Estonia’s Presidency in the EU Council, opportunities for cross-border cooperation between Russia and EU, and Northern Dimension in the EU policy.
The ambassadors of the EU states to Russia; the head of the EU delegation to Russia; representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry for Economic Development of the Russian Federation; experts from MGIMO-University, IMEMO RAS, RAS Institute of Europe, and Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs took part in the meeting.
The seminar on Russia-EU relations was held within the Presidency of a European state in the EU Council. Since 2015 RIAC has held seminars with the Embassies of Latvia, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, and Slovakia.