Haughty by nature: on the EU’s outward rhetoric
... author of this blog believes that the sovereign debt crisis will eventually leave the European Union more integrated, stronger, and growing, the crisis' current deterrent... ... of it all Apart from the early planning stages, Russia has not taken part in the Eastern Partnership or the European Neighbourhood Policy. Amongst a number of practical... ... they fear it endangers their own regional integration projects as well as their own rapprochement with the EU. But let’s not underestimate the role of national pride...