... actively involved in discussing this Greater Europe project, the more likely it becomes that it will correspond to its aspirations and interests.
The expert and political communities have recently displayed avid interest in the project of creating a Greater Europe. The three poles of extremely diverse and asymmetrically arranged spaces – Russia, the European Union and Turkey – and the nature of their relations play a decisive role in shaping the prospects of forming a Greater European “security community.” Meanwhile, growing competition among these poles leads to the opposite result,...
... well-educated workforce and to a potentially large additional market for European goods and services in return. There is an economic win-win on offer in Greater Europe but we are not currently grasping it. It is in all our interests to do so.
3.2.4 Building Greater Europe through Improved Energy Cooperation
36 percent of the EU’s total gas imports, 31 percent of crude oil imports and 30 percent of coal imports come from Russia. In turn, the share of oil, gas and coal deliveries to the European Union accounts for 80 percent, 70 percent and 50 percent (respectively) of Russian energy exports. Thus, energy interaction with the EU involves a significant revenue stream for Russia’s national budget and Russian supplies are a matter ...
... political environment, the expansion of the Eastern Partnership is costly to all the parties involved, i.e. Ukraine, Russia and the European Union. The economic and political realities of today are discrediting the ideology of European unity, the product of ... ... the Eastern Partnership was first launched.
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Igor Ivanov, Des Browne, Adam Daniel Rotfeld:
We Need to Build Greater Europe
In the early 1990s, Europe shifted to a new qualitative level of integration, i.e. from the EEC to the EU, whereas ...
... zone today and that such a zone is compatible with ongoing efforts to deepen Transatlantic and Eurasian cooperation Applying a Greater European framework should be useful in overcoming the bitter resentments over the situation in Ukraine. Enhanced stability,... ... better prospects for economic development should all be possible for Ukraine if it pursues improved relations both with the European Union and with Russia.
Beyond the controversy surrounding the Vilnius Summit, the priorities for cooperation are clear....
... Force on European-Russian Relations was held in London to discuss preparation of the joint report on prospects for a united Greater Europe by 2030. The forum was organized by the
European Leadership Network
,
Polish Institute of International Affairs
... ... Turkish ambassador to the EU and Great Britain
Ozdem Sanberk
, as well as experts and public figures from countries of the European Union.
The participants conferred about their working materials, summed up the intermediate results of the tripartite ...
... How relevant is this topic today?
Greater Europe undoubtedly deserves expert discussion. However, one should draw a line between discussion of the topic and Greater Europe as a promising
practical
objective. In my view, we have missed the moment when Greater Europe could have happened in practice (which is not to say that this opportunity is lost forever). But today’s circumstances are such that both Russia and the European Union are at a stage when setting out their own domestic priorities and defining their respective roles in the system of international relations are more important and relevant than the achieving an alliance.
And why is that?
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Dmitry Trenin
...
We are pleased to announce today the formation of a new High Level Leadership Task Force on European-Russian Relations: A Cooperative Greater Europe by 2030.
The Task Force will bring forward proposals to allow all countries of the region to decisively break with the costly legacy of the Cold War and focus more effectively on meeting the emerging political, economic, and security challenges ...
On March 22, Moscow hosted a session of steering group for project Greater Europe-2030 organized by the Russian International Affairs Council and
European Leadership Network
with assistance of
Polish Institute of International Affairs
.
The roundtable covered the following issues:
– Importance of strategic ...
