July 12, 2016, was the final day of the 162nd Bergedorf Round Table held by the German
Körber Stiftung
and the Russian International Affairs Council with traditional participation of politicians, businesspersons and key experts on foreign affairs from the EU, Russia and the United States.
The six sessions focused on the origins of the Russia-West crisis seen as ...
On July 11, 2016, Moscow became the venue for the 162nd Bergedorf Round Table titled “Russia and Europe: What Unites Us, What Divides Us?” held by the Russian International Affairs Council and the
Körber Foundation
, Germany, with participation of key Russian and European politicians, experts and public figures.
The Bergedorf Round Table is a prominent platform for discussion of pressing global problems held every six months in various countries.
Igor Ivanov's Speech ...
... results of its sociological study “Russia in Europe: Rapprochement or Isolation?” prepared on request of the Korber Foundation (
Korber Stiftung
).
On the basis of the surveys carried out on a representative sample of respondents in Russia and Germany, the authors of the research presented their findings regarding similar or differing values of the German and Russian societies, as well as their prevailing perceptions of each other, the European Union, and the major international issues of our time and world politics in general.
RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov gave his comments on the research at the presentation.
Summary of the results
Overall results
European Union and Russian experts are meeting in Berlin on Wednesday, April 6
th
, to continue discussions on the state of relations between Russia and the European Union. The one-day event is being hosted by the German Council on Foreign Relations (
DGAP
) and is the ...
... the foreign companies taking part in the Nord Stream 2 Project have a connection with Russia. E.On operates five power plants in Russia. Royal Dutch Shell owns 27.5 per cent... ... political level, the greatest amount of support for the project is being provided by Germany. The German federal authorities are actually in a difficult position here, as... ... and unfounded, and they present far less risk than the obstructionist position of the European Union.
www.nord-stream.com
The main argument of articles that express scepticism...
... Foreign Policy Forum, a major international event on current international relations and Germany's role in European and global politics.
The Forum attracted about 200 government... ... addressed by German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini.
RIAC Director General Andrey... ... "Geopolitical Challenges in East Europe." The conference was also attended by Russian Ambassador to the EU Vladimir Chizhov, a RIAC member, as well as Russian Ambassador...
... expert Andrey Zagorsky, Department Head at IMEMO RAS and MGIMO Professor, met Cord Meier-Klodt, Special Envoy for Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia at the German Foreign Office, Rüdiger Freiherr von Fritsch-Seerhausen, German Ambassador in Russia, as well as Moscow-based German diplomats.
The participants discussed Russian-German relations, Ukraine crisis settlement, outcomes of the European Parliament elections, and future architecture for security and cooperation in Europe.
After the successful implementation of the project
“
Russian-German Relations in 2030: Four Scenarios
”
presented on October 31, 2013 in Moscow with the support of the Russian International Affairs Council, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation launched another large-scale program “The European Union and the East: Scenarios 2030” aimed at elaborating scenarios for development of relations between the European Union, East European countries and Russia up to 2030.
On May 16-19, 2014 Berlin hosted the first stage of the joint effort ...
... “highway”, “speed limit road”, “bumpy road” and “dead end road” are scenarios that represent the most visible future of EU-Ukraine cooperation. One crucial point of all EU-Ukraine scenarios is policy and acceptance of Russian Federation regarding this cooperation. Russia seems in all scenarios is dominant and prominent actor. The highway-scenario states on believe that Ukraine will achieve full EU membership and will took part in the European Parliament election in ...