... beginning of official dialogue between the European Commission and the Eurasian Economic Commission and a formulation of a list of topics that are of interest to both groups. The signing of official documents would constitute another step. According to Russian experts, signing a trade agreement with the EEU would be beneficial for the European Union as it would give EU producers access to a new important export market.
However, many European experts find the idea of the Eurasian Economic Union itself quite doubtful. They have questions about the economic interests and integration goals ...
... if you ask for the Commission, I think they are quite skeptical about an official EU-EEU summit. That reflects the perception of some member states and there is always the... ... question about the recognition of Eurasian Economic Union as an equal partner to the European Union. There are a lot of contacts on a technical level, and there is also... ... really brings benefits to recognize the Eurasian Economic Union, which is dominated by Russia because of its economic power and size compare to the other member states.
Tatiana...
Policy Brief #5, 2016
There are more issues that divide Russia and the EU than that unite them. Although both sides support the fundamentals of the current world-order (especially when ... ... the feasibility of technical cooperation in the absence of political convergence, and on what EU – Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) cooperation could look like. While the EU and Russia feel the need to cooperate on a settlement in Ukraine, on stabilisation ...
... region and outside of it create too many unresolved issues, which in turn hinder the smooth development of cooperation.
The European Union (EU) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) are in the process of elaborating common energy security policies. The Europeans are significantly ahead in this field and have already started the creation of common energy market that is protected from foreign expansion.
It is inevitable that Russia and the EU will continue developing their strategic partnership on energy security cooperation. The need for this is dictated ...
On February 9, 2016, the Russian International Affairs Council in partnership with the Delegation of the European Union to the Russian Federation hosted a Roundtable “
EU and Russia: Our Differences, Interconnections and the Way Forward
,” attended by many leading experts from Russia and the EU countries. The reasons for the profound crisis in ...
... crisis and fulfillment by Russia of the Minsk 2 agreements, that again highlights that EEU is perceived as Russia’s project.
So, the analysis of this exchange and the review of publications and expert statements in Europe on this issue shows that European Union considers the EEU as another Kremlin “reincarnation”, new version of USSR, where four member-states except Russia do not have any voice or any kind of subjectivity. And of course it was perceived as a sign of disrespect to other EEU members. Is it exactly what the EU wanted to demonstrate?
Regarding the issue of lacking subjectivity: the decisions made inside ...
... already been done.
4. Flexible Europe. “Flexible integration”
Recommendations
The current systemic crisis in relations between Russia and the West makes difficult forming longterm priorities with regard to Europe. The events of recent months suggest that ... ... Eurasia through the development of the Eurasian Economic Union. In this context, it is important for Russia’s relations with the European Union to be predictable, as the European Union is one of Russia’s key trade and economic partners and an important ...
... further development of the EEU project, until it becomes strong enough and leave Europe little choice but to take into account the interests of the EEU when shaping its foreign policy.
Nikolai Kaveshnikov:
Establishing and developing relations between the European Union and the EEU can become key components for shaping the positive development of Russia-EU relations in the future. However, this is only an outlook towards the future that we should bear in mind, while practical work in the coming years should focus on cooperation in various sectoral fields: combating terrorism, joint efforts to ...
A review of the report "Relations with Russia: Searching for a Way out of the Political Deadlock"
In late 2015, a ... ... above issues, the authors reasonably propose to initiate cooperation between the EU and EEU, underlining that the latter extensively employs the practices of European integration... ... which implies a more balanced and depoliticized dialogue with outside actors like the European Union.
Some of the ideas presented in the report appear debatable.
First of...
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,...
