Russia s European Prospects

represented Russia at Eurovision Song Contest 2003, where they placed third.

The second key challenge that we will face during our European presidency is that of Russia.

Similarly, European countries account for 75 of direct investment in Russia.

Its range in the wild originally extended through European Russia to Poland and Scandinavia.

Breakdown of population by mother tongue and districts in 50 Governorates of the European Russia (1777 territorial units)

During the rule of Peter's successors, Russia took a more active role in European events.

Would Russia otherwise have dared to threaten to re direct its nuclear missiles at European cities?

Different European countries have reacted differently to the rise of a hostile Russia, influenced by their historical experience and their economic interests.

Dealing with Russia has probably been the biggest failure in the attempt to make European foreign policy.

The court found that Pavel s ordeal violated several articles of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, to which Russia is a signatory.

European illusions about Asia will no longer be directed at Russia, which, apart from its natural resources, will simply have nothing to offer.

The result would be a welcome place in the European energy market for a Russia that is both trusted and respected by its international partners.

Russian lawmakers should follow the lead of the ECHR decision and work to create in Russian law and practice alternative mechanisms such as advance directives, powers of attorney, and supported decision making.

Faced with the impossibility of advantageous accession to Euro Atlantic institutions, Russia is drifting fast towards alignment with China a younger brother, though a respected one.

This means dropping anti American rhetoric and talk about European power, which is meaningless for the majority of EU states. French and German disagreements with the United States in 2003 generated deep divisions in the EU.

As European economies grew more dependent on Russian oil and gas, and the US military in Central Asia on Russian acquiescence, reversing the decision to admit Russia to the G8 became politically unthinkable.

Russia will mature much more slowly in isolation than it will if it is integrated into European institutions.

The EU should tell Gazprom that access to Europe s downstream assets is conditional on the reciprocal openness of Russia s energy sector.

Yet it must also press for Gazprom s ultimate restructuring and real market entry into Russia for European companies, because Russia s unwillingness to do so guarantees energy insecurity for Europe.

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For example, Russia s desire to take ownership stakes in Europe s gas distribution markets makes perfect sense and is fully legitimate given Russia s energy assets and pipeline capacity.

Lady Ashton will need to be firm in dealing with Russia and with member states who subordinate Europe to the commercial interests of their national energy companies.

In the next few years, Russia will offer Europe a great opportunity for closer cooperation, but it will also pose a risk of increased intrusion in European affairs.

But, rather than binding Turkey as closely as possible to Europe and the West, European policy is driving Turkey into the arms of Russia and Iran.

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