| Author (Corporate) | European Union Institute for Security Studies |
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| Series Title | EUISS Brief |
| Series Details | No.3, January 2014 |
| Publication Date | 17/01/2014 |
| Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
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For the best part of the last two decades, EU-Russia summits have alternated between being upbeat events where new grand integration initiatives were launched – the creation of four common spaces in 2005, the partnership for modernisation in 2010 – and rather unfriendly encounters where success was seemingly measured on how impolite the partners could be to one another. In recent years, summits turned less mercurial and became mainly box-ticking affairs. This is arguably a sign of the emergence of a more mature relationship based on ever higher levels of interaction in the fields of energy, tourism, business, and education. But it is also a sign of mutual disenchantment and reduced expectations, to the extent that the relationship is now practically stagnating. As a result, no grand projet is likely to help re-launch the partnership. The latest such initiative – the partnership for modernisation – is now being undermined by a conservative backlash in Russian domestic politics. Despite this relative gloom, however, the relationship can still move forward and there is progress to be made on specific initiatives. |
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| Source Link | hthttps://publications.europa.eu/s/dfqh |
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| Countries / Regions | Europe |
