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Igor Ivanov Speaks at Conference “EU-Russia: Where Are We?’

On June 17, 2014 RIAC President Igor Ivanov spoke at the international conference “EU-Russia: Where Are We” organized by the Association of European Business. The event was also attended by Alexander Shokhin, President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs and Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of Russia ...

17.06.2014

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

... straightforwardness of the negotiation process. He assured everyone that business sees the advantages of Eurasian integration. Hardly so the European Union, you might think. But in an air of gentlemanship and diplomacy, both European Parliament representatives, Libor ... ... 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 ...

01.04.2013

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

... harmonisation of enterprise legislation, lifting of visa barriers and suchlike. The other sentiment that overshadowed the whole of the conference was one of euro-optimism. Fearing their destructive potential, Mr Barroso vigorously attacked sceptics in his closing ... ... inducer but the victim of a crisis that has, regrettably but reversibly, slowed down the integration process. But, he said, the European Union is more robust than it is 'fashionable' to admit, and will be a lot stronger in twenty years' ...

01.04.2013

Russia’s European Imperatives

An international conference on “Russia and European Union” was held in Moscow on 21 March. The event was hosted by the RIAC with the support of the Russian Government, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP), Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the ...

22.03.2013

International conference: “Russia and the European Union: partnership and its potential”

... Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, and the Institute of the World Economy and International Affairs of the Russian Academy of Sciences, on 21 March this year the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) is conducting an international conference: “Russia and the European Union: partnership and its potential” . Distinguished Russian and European policy-makers, academics, businessmen, public figures and experts will be discussing steps to be taken to implement the long-term project of Greater Europe – ...

19.03.2013

Poll conducted

  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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