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Current Research Project
The EU - Russia Partnership

Over the last three years, the Egmont Institute has developed a growing interest and expertise in EU-Russia relations leading to the start of a new research project dedicated to the “EU-Russia partnership”, under the supervision of Pierre-Etienne Champenois, former Belgian Ambassador in Moscow and Sami Andoura, Senior Research Fellow at the Egmont Institute. The “EU-Russia partnership research project” conducted to a series of scientific and analytical publications on the subject as well as to the organisation of various events, in cooperation with different partners active in the field, with the objective of promoting exchange of ideas and discussions about the present and future course of EU-Russia relations.

Concept

The end of the critical period of the Cold War opened a new era of partnership between Russia and the EU. Russia is today a 'strategic' partner for the EU. For both actors, the dialogue between Russia and the EU must be intensified in the interest of political stability, lasting security, and economic prosperity in the whole region.

Yet many obstacles remain on the way to deeper cooperation. The relationship remains uncertain despite a well-developed system of bilateral ties at various levels. The main sign of this uncertainty is the incapacity of both parties to jointly formulate their strategic goals in their relations and to define common values, interests and tasks.

Publications

• La Russie après le 2 mars, Pierre-Etienne Champenois, Working Paper European Affairs Program, n°2, Feb. 2008.
• La Russie et l’ « après» Poutine : l’avenir est dans la continuité, Pierre-Etienne Champenois, Working Paper European Affairs Program, Oct. 2007.
• La Défense Anti-Missile et l’Alliance Atlantique, Pierre-Etienne Champenois, Working Paper European Affairs Program, Sept. 2007.
• Towards a new agreement between Russia and the European Union?, Sami Andoura, in VESTNIK ANALITIKI - Foreign Affairs, n°29 (3-2007), Institute of Strategic Studies and Analysis (ISSA), Moscow.
• Missile Defence: Old Debate — New Challenge, Pierre-Etienne Champenois, Working Paper European Affairs Program, Sept. 2007.
• A New EU-Russia Agreement: Legal and Political Aspects, Sami Andoura and Marius Vahl, in The EU-Russia Review, Issue Two, November 2006, Editor Fraser Cameron.
• Assessment of the cooperation between EU and Russia, Sami Andoura, March 2006.

Events

• 8 Dec. 2008: Which prospect for the Russian Economy in the light of the current financial crisis?
  -Round table,
  -location: Brussels,
  -organisation: EGMONT.
• 22 April 2008: What orientations for Russia after presidential election?
  -Forum,
  -place: Brussels,
  -organisation: EGMONT and the Embassy of the Russian Federation to Belgium.
• 27 Feb. 2008: EU – Russia Relations: A troubled strategic partnership?
  -Conference - Programme - Report,
  -place: Brussels,
  -organisation: EGMONT and EU-Russia Centre.
• 12 Oct. 2007: The Question of the Missile Defence in Europe : the Russian View
  -Seminar (restricted audience),
  -place: Brussels, Val Duchesse,
  -organisation: EGMONT and the Russian Embassy in Belgium.
• 11 May 2006: The Russian security policy in the Euro-Asian area
  -Conference with Général Y. Balouievsky, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces - Speeches,
  -place: Brussels,
  -organisation: EGMONT.
• 14 Feb. 2006: G8 and Global governance's Challenges: Economy, Energy and Human Capital
  -Conference (restricted audience),
  -place: Brussels, Val Duchesse,
  -organisation: EGMONT.
• 19-22 May 2005: Conversations with Russia (part 3)
  -Colloquium (restricted audience),
  -place: Moscow,
  -organisation: EGMONT, the British Council, European Research Institute (ERI) and Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris.
• 9-11 Sept. 2004: Conversations with Russia: a Secure Europe: regaining Optimism towards Globalisation (part 2)
  -Colloquium (restricted audience),
  -place: Istanbul,
  -organisation: EGMONT, the British Council, European Research Institute (ERI) and Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris.
• 16 Nov. 2004: UE et Russie, une nouvelle géopolitique
  -Seminar (restricted audience),
  -place: Brussels,
  -organisation: EGMONT.

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