CHALLENGES OF THE FUTURE – THE EUROPEAN UNION VS. THE EURASIAN UNION?

Mircea-Cristian Ghenghea ()
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Mircea-Cristian Ghenghea: “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi, Romania

A chapter in EURINT Proceedings 2013, 2013, vol. 1, pp 52-61 from Centre for European Studies, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University

Abstract: From October 2011, when former Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin brought to attention the plan of creating a Eurasian union, many politicians, analysts and researchers dealing with matters of the ex-Soviet space regarded this as another initiative of re-Sovietizing the Russian Federation and Central Asia as well. Despite disbelief and international critics, the Eurasian Union’s mechanisms began to be established even at the end of 2011 and early 2012. The proposed year for this endeavour to become a reality and an important global actor is 2015. Until then the subject of who is to be a member of this political and economic union seems to gain a particular importance for its main promoter, Russia. In order to achieve its objectives, which refer also to maintaining and extending its influence all over the former Soviet Union, the Russian Federation is forced to deal with the European Union and its enlargement policy towards the East. This aspect might also presume the counteracting of the European Union’s initiatives within the Eastern Europe, namely the Eastern Partnership, especially considering the fact that during a roundtable in Moscow in November 2011 it was indicated that the Eurasian Union should include countries like Finland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria.

Keywords: European Union; Eurasian Union; Russian Federation; challenge; Eastern Partnership (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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