Diction on a seesaw: a report on the RIAC conference on EU-Russia relations / Part 2
... Barroso’s somewhat cliché suggestion of a free trade area stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific, the father of Russian privatization said that such talk ‘goes beyond political and economic realities’. Switching to a constructive ... ... boosting mutual trade, protection of investment and intellectual property, visa simplification (not complete liberalization!) and cooperation in tackling cyberterrorism: realistically-sounding medium-term goals. Much like in the first round, the discussion ...