EU-Russian relations: lecture 14. Northern Dimension, Cross-Border Cooperation and Kaliningrad

Романова Татьяна Алексеевна
Вопросы:
  • 1. How did the problem of Kaliningrad come about in EU-Russian relations?
  • 2. How did Russia and the EU propose to solve the problem of Kaliningrad and what was the result?
  • 3. How did the EU and Russia solve the problem of transit to / from Kaliningrad?
  • 4. Would you assess EU-Russian borders as barriers or contact points?
  • 5. Describe the pattern of regional cooperation between the EU and Russia.
  • 6. What was the impact of the Northern Dimension on EU-Russian relations?
  • 7. What is the role of the Arctic in EU-Russian relations?

Литература:
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