... has started. The Charter for European Security signed in November 1999 in Istanbul was intended to “contribute to the formation of a common and indivisible security space” on the European continent. This document, as well as many others, signed by Russia, the European Union, NATO and other parties, was the foundation for establishing far-reaching plans to build a Greater Europe, a Common space stretching from Vladivostok to Lisbon and shared spaces in various cooperation areas, etc.
These developments transpired in front of our very eyes and, to our profound regret, never materialized. Today, after some time, ...
... administration systems and geopolitical trends, education and social ties for young people, tax myths and transformation of the banking system, social responsibility of business.
On the morning of January 15, as part of the forum an expert discussion "Greater Europe: is it still in the making?” was held. The session was devoted to Russian-European relations, the search for and creation of instruments to overcome disagreements and develop existing cooperation. The experts analyzed the causes and prerequisites of current relations, considering the experience of successful cooperation,...
... fragments of a cursed past now belonged wholly and completely to us!
A Farewell to Illusions
REUTERS/Luke MacGregor
Igor Ivanov:
Russia and Europe: New Rules of the Game
In all honesty, we can’t say that the next 30 years were full only of disappointments ... ... have this desire. Or, at least, the needed commitment, stamina and vision. As the years turn into decades, the prospect of a Greater Europe moves deeper and deeper into an uncertain future, just like the horizon moves further into the distance with each ...
... since the Russia-EU honeymoon the global center of economic and technological development has shifted further from the Atlantic to the Pacific region, thus opening to Moscow – at least, in theory – attractive alternative integration options.
The Russian concept of Greater Europe has always been different. Moscow approaches the European future as a joint venture between the EU and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). In this joint venture, each of the shareholders has the same rights and the previous positive EU–Russia ...
On June 18–19, 2018, London hosted a Greater Europe project working group meeting on the current state and prospects of relations between Russia and NATO ahead of the forthcoming summit of the North Atlantic Alliance in Brussels on July 11–12.
On June 18–19, 2018, London hosted a Greater Europe project working group meeting on the current state and prospects of relations between Russia ...
... remain in a poor state. With “no business as usual” approach on both sides, many bilateral mechanisms of cooperation are blocked or abandoned. Ambitious projects of the previous period aimed at creating multiple “common spaces” between EU and Russia and moving toward a “Greater Europe” are put on hold, if not completely abandoned. The information war between Moscow and Brussels is in full swing. A number of European governments directly accuse the Kremlin of a subversive interference into their domestic political affairs ...
Fifth Task Force Position Paper Released
Fifth Task Force Position Paper Released
A group of prominent Members and Supporters of the Pan-European
Task Force on Cooperation in Greater Europe
,
including former foreign and defence ministers and senior officials from Russia, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Poland, Germany, Italy and Finland
has joined forces to appeal to the leadership of the countries in the Euro-Atlantic area to
halt the downward spiral in West-Russia relations and manage its risks better through developing ...
The meeting covered avoiding a new arms race between Russia and the West
as well as problems of conventional arms control and confidence-building
in Europe
On May 25, RIAC hosted a meeting of the Working Group for the Future of a Greater Europe project. The meeting covered avoiding a new arms race between Russia and the West as well as problems of conventional arms control and confidence-building in Europe.
RIAC was represented by RIAC Director General
Andrey Kortunov
,
Ivan Timofeev
, RIAC Director of Programs and
Alexey Gromyko
, Director of the Institute ...
... meeting was also attended by Adam Rotfeld, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland (Working Group Co-Chairman), Desmond Browne, former British Defense Secretary (Working Group Co-Chairman), Alexey Gromyko, Director of the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IE RAS), RIAC member, and others.
The Building Greater Europe project is carried out by RIAC in partnership with the European Leadership Network (
ELN
), the International Strategic Research Organization (
USAK
), and the Polish Institute of International Affairs (
PISM
). Under the project, regular ...
... on the situation.
In 2016, Germany holds the Chairmanship of the OSCE. Given its authority in the European and world affairs and increased ambitions, the country is expected to achieve tangible results in improving the efficiency of the Organization. Russia is also interested in this.
Greater Europe as an alternative to NATO-centrism and Larger Europe
Project Five. Russia’s accession to the Council of Europe afforded an unprecedented opportunity to build a common democratic Europe of equal peoples and without dividing lines, ...
