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Russia in Europe

Russia in Europe. Фото пресс-службы Президента РФ. Russia-EU. Фото пресс-службы Президента РФ. EU – Russia: Trade, 20 11 , Russia’s turnover , percentage. Source: http://www.ved.gov.ru. EU – Russia: incoming FDI , percentage. Source: European Commission. EU – Russia: Trade, 20 11.

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Russia in Europe

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  1. Russia in Europe Фото пресс-службы Президента РФ

  2. Russia-EU Фото пресс-службы Президента РФ

  3. EU – Russia: Trade, 2011, Russia’s turnover, percentage Source: http://www.ved.gov.ru

  4. EU – Russia: incoming FDI, percentage Source: European Commission

  5. EU – Russia: Trade, 2011 • Russia – EU’s 2nd imports source after China • Energy - 78,9% of imports from Russia • Russia – EU’s 4th exports destination after the US, Switzerland and China

  6. EU – Russia PCA • Concluded – 1994 • Entered into force – 1997 • Since 2007 – “automatically renewed” • New EU-Russia agreement – negotiations

  7. EU-Russia Road Maps on Common Spaces, 2005 • Common economic space • Common space on freedom, security and justice • Common space on external security • Common space on research, education and culture • Criticism

  8. Common Economic Space • Free trade area Customs union Common market Economic and monetary union • WTO WTO+ Free trade area • Russia’s WTO accession process –1993 - 2012 • Customs Union, 2010 (Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus)

  9. Common Space on Freedom, Security and Justice • Freedom of movement – visas, readmission, immigration, asylum • Fight against terrorism, false documents, money laundering, illegal drug trafficking, human trafficking, corruption, theft • Effectiveness of courts, civil & criminal justice, EUROJUST

  10. Common space on external security • Foreign Policy dialogue • Fight against terrorism • Non-proliferation of WMD • Crisis-management • Emergency response

  11. Common space on external security: Obstacles • Political developments in Russia • Georgia • Frozen conflicts (Transdniestria, Karabakh) • Lack of trust

  12. Common space on external security: Solutions • Medvedev – Merkel, Meseberg palace, June 2010 – EU-Russia Committee on Foreign and Security Policy

  13. Common space on research, education and culture • Knowledge based society, modernization • Bologna process, exchanges • European identity based on common values including freedom of expression, democratic functioning of media, respect for human rights including minority rights

  14. Research & Innovation • Russia - the most successful (by funding) “third country” participating in FP6 • “Partnership for modernization” 2010 http://formodernization.com/: • Investments • SME • Leveling of technical standards • Intellectual property rights • Transport / Low carbon economy • Energy Efficiency • Climate change • Research • Space • Efficiency of courts • Fight against corruption

  15. Seminar • EU-Russia Road map for External Security: What is there to change? • European Council on Foreign Relations - European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2013: The effectiveness of the EU foreign policy • The EEAS Review 2013 - Lessons learnt • The EU and defence: today and tomorrow - See: http://iss.europa.eu/publications

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