... Eurasia, to economic and social issues that could provoke instability in the countries of the region. In this regard, special consideration was given to the analysis of the risks that could hamper successful implementation of integration projects, of the EEU in particular.
In the RIAC report Elena Alekseenkova identified the key internal and external challenges to the region’s security. It was emphasized that, while recognizing the fundamental importance of widely discussed external threats in Eurasia,...
... focused in anticipation of an emerging leader and architecture. Considering historical path-dependency and shared political traditions, it is not a surprise that Moscow is already a center of the Eurasian integration process. Still, many argue that the EEU is merely a manifestation of Russia as a great power returned to the international arena rather than an attempt for regional stabilization through the means of economic cooperation. Nevertheless, only forecasts may be discussed at the current stage ...
On February 19, 2016 the Russian International Affairs Council hosted an expert meeting “Cooperation between the EU and the EEU: Realities and Opportunities.” The purpose of the meeting was to analyze the expediency of and prospects for international research on the subject.
The issues discussed by experts at the meeting were as follows:
1. Perception of the EEU by the ...
... regional conflicts in Europe. However, we need to agree on the interpretation and implementation of OSCE principles, such as territorial integrity, the right to self-determination, etc.
The EU could serve as a model for the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), including consultations on technical regulation, customs, tariffs and transportation issues. However, the future of cooperation depends on the possibility of the EEU demonstrating real economic and integration success.
The participants stated that ...
Question: Who has provoked the Ukrainian crisis? Was Moscow aware of the geopolitical, economic and reputational price it would have to pay for Crimea’s reunification with Russia? Do you think it was too high in the context of Russian-Ukrainian relations? Is there a lasting solution to the Ukrainian crisis?
Sergey Lavrov:
The Ukrainian crisis was not incidental, but rather the result of systemic problems that have been accumulating in European affairs and international relations over the past...
Differences between Russia and Europe have been discussed at length. The fact that these differences exist has taken root in political ideology and social stereotypes in the EU and Russia as well.
The only disagreement concerns the depth of the scission. On the one hand, some believe that there are deep and insurmountable civilizational differences. On the other hand, there is also a more moderate vision of Russia as an integral part of European culture and diplomacy, but with a peripheral economy...
... context of the meetings was arguably based on the issue of Russian allies’ loyalty to Moscow. According to the mass media, this time the CSTO member countries’ stance on the Russian Su-24 shootdown by Turkey, as well as the stance within the EEU on EU and Ukraine setting a Free Trade Area (FTA) and the suspension of the FTA agreement with Ukraine by Russia starting from January 1, 2016, could be considered as the indicator of loyalty. How important is the issue of loyalty within regional ...
... mostly supplies raw materials to its western partner (which account for up to 90 per cent of the total trade volume, according to
some estimates
), Belarus supplies products with higher added value to Russia and the rest of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU).
Following the negotiations in Moscow, Lukashenko called for Eurasian integration to be promoted further. He spoke about the plans to establish a single EEU market and develop industrial cooperation, as well as major infrastructure projects, the ...
... former differ significantly from the latter. Eurasian integration is about harmonizing the economies of member states that are at similar levels of development, whereas cooperation with the EU was asymmetric in character. The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) will do little to help Russia modernize technologically or open up new markets for its energy resources, but it will allow Russia to expand its markets, reduce expenses and tap into migrant labour.
Cooperation with China and other countries in the ...
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statement
officially concluding negotiations over the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA). For Vietnam, this document will be a sound ending to a Free Trade Year of sorts: in 2015, similar agreements were signed with the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) and South Korea not to mention the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). Observers are disputing the potential benefits of this binge signing of free trade agreements, but there is little doubt that this strategy is a product certain economic ...
