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Diction on a seesaw: a report on the RIAC conference on EU-Russia relations / Part 2

... where? RIAC President Mr Ivanov said in his closing remarks that Russia and the EU had taken a step towards each other at the conference. Maybe so; but we need not imagine any plans to be drawn up at an event like this. The main advancement made here was ... ... the inevitability of Russia-EU partnership. Many agree that a common vision and mutual trust are preconditions for further cooperation. But care must be taken not to hijack the discourse by speaking in generalities and elaborating on run-of-the-mill ...

01.04.2013

Diction on a seesaw: a report on the RIAC conference on EU-Russia relations / Part 1

... international conference 'Russia and the EU: potential for partnership?', organised by RIAC and held in Moscow on March 21st As if a code of conduct had been circulated amongst participants, throughout the three discussion panels of the conference there was a consensus that an enhanced cooperation between Russia and the EU is necessary. Mr Medvedev and Mr Barroso defined the tone of the discussion in their opening speeches: the former talked about interdependence and the latter called for a strategic partnership. The foreign policy ...

01.04.2013

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