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The Economy of Greater Europe: from Squabbling to a New Balance?

... EEU have brought about the situation, by which Russia can be supplied with goods at tariffs lower not only in comparison with Ukraine after its has signed the EU Association Agreement, but also lower than those applied to Kazakhstan and Belarus, its Customs Union partners. Today, especially with the ongoing Ukraine crisis and the gradual consolidation of international public support for sanctions against Russia, it seems rather difficult even to mention an integrated Greater Europe economy, since there are too many interwoven disagreements generated by the customs norms of the EU, EEU and WTO. In addition, the European Commission from time to time has accused the EEU of protectionism, and not without formal grounds....

10.09.2014

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A Hazy Future for European Integration

... viewed as an inadequate response to the obvious achievements of post-Soviet integration that have led to the establishment of the Customs Union. Economic and political integration offers the only efficient pattern for the evolution of Europe over its history.... ... the Eastern Partnership was first launched. Photo: edukwest.eu Igor Ivanov, Des Browne, Adam Daniel Rotfeld: We Need to Build Greater Europe In the early 1990s, Europe shifted to a new qualitative level of integration, i.e. from the EEC to the EU, whereas ...

28.11.2013

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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%)