The event was
attended by CEOs and representatives of about a hundred European companies operating
in Russia
On December 17, 2020, the Association of European Businesses in Russia (AEB) hosted an international webinar “The European Union & Russia: Allies? Partners? Rivals?" The webinar was timed to the 25th Anniversary of the Association. The event was attended by CEOs and representatives of about a hundred European companies operating in Russia.
Speakers on the Russian side included: ...
We will not see an early US-Russian summit in 2021
1. Narratives
Russian leadership tried hard to avoid any statements that would indicate its preference for Donald Trump. Still, it is clear that the election of Joe Biden does not quite fit into the official Russian narrative ...
... the fifteenth meeting prepared within the framework of the project "Russia and EU: Partnership Opportunities and Building of a Think Tank Network" (EUREN).
The speakers of the workshop included: Vladimir Chizhov, Permanent Representative of Russia to the European Union, RIAC Member; Markus Ederer, Ambassador of the European Union to the Russian Federation; Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General; Kadri Liik, Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations; and Luc Pierre Devigne, Deputy ...
The conference was attended by the representatives of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, Interfax Group, Russian and foreign companies, as well as leading Russian experts on sanctions policy
On December 11, 2020, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), together with
Interfax Group
, with the support of
X-Compliance
...
Vladimir Morozov, RIAC Program Manager, and Yulia Timofeeva, RIAC Program Assistant, spoke at the event
On December 9, 2020, RIAC took part in a conference on the sanctions factor in relations between Russia and the European Union, organized by the University of Strasbourg.
Vladimir Morozov, RIAC Program Manager, and Yulia Timofeeva, RIAC Program Assistant, spoke at the event. The presentation outlined the general state of relations between Russia and the EU, as ...
On November 26, 2020, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), together with the Delegation of the European Union to Russia, held a discussion of the report “Alternative Futures of EU-Russia Relations in 2030”, prepared within the framework of the project “Russia and EU: Partnership Opportunities and Building of a Think Tank Network”.
On November 26, 2020,...
... within the framework of the Eastern Partnership to enable Chisinau to meet the accession criteria.
Integration into the Schengen area would trigger a demographic crisis, with young Moldovan citizens having few opportunities at home. Consequently, the European Union prefers to adopt an attitude similar to that of Russia and consider Moldova as a political no man's land.
In this regard, the result of the elections of November 15, 2020, with Maia Sandu attests to the influence of western influence in the country, but also highlights the lack of confidence in Dodon's ...
Open Lecture for HSE University students, November 18, 2020
On November 18, 2020, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Russian Federation Géza Andreas von Geyr was giving an open lecture at HSE University.
What is the place and role of the European Union in the modern world? How is the European integration project developing, and what role does Germany play in it? How are relations between the EU and Russia today?
The event was organized jointly by HSE University and the Embassy of the ...
On November 20, 2020, IFRI (Institut français des relations internationales), Paris, with the support of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, held a traditional annual expert workshop on the prospects for Russian foreign policy and the future of Russia-France relations.
On November 20, 2020, IFRI (Institut français des relations internationales), Paris, with the support of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, held a traditional annual expert workshop ...
... Chairperson-in-Office in the Trilateral Contact Group on the implementation of the peace agreement for eastern Ukraine, visited Russian International Affairs Council.
In the course of the meeting, the sides discussed issues of possible interaction between Russia and the European Union in the shared neighborhood in the context of the current political situation in Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova. Martin Sajdik was informed about RIAC work plans on the European vector of research for 2021.