Contents
Terms of Reference
Summary
Chapter 1: Introduction
Purpose and scope of this inquiry
Structure of the report
Chapter 2: EU and Russia interdependencies
Economic and trade relationship
Figure 1: EU28 trade with Russia
Germany
Figure 2: German trade with Russia
Energy relationship
Figure 3: Europe's dependence on Russian
gas
Institutional relations between the EU and
Russia since 1994
Box 1: EU-Russia institutional structures
Chapter 3: The state of the EU-Russia relationship
Diverging politics—decline of the
rule of law
Diverging ideologies—distancing from
Europe
Divergent geopolitical interpretations—betrayal
by the West?
Public perceptions in Russia
Conclusion
European Union
Member States: loss of analytical capacity
UK diplomacy
Russian understanding of the EU
Conclusions and recommendations
Neglect of the relationship
Conclusion
Current relationship: divided Member States
United Kingdom: response to the crisis
Conclusions
Germany
Building Member State unity
Leadership of the European Council
Conclusions and recommendations
Chapter 4: The shared neighbourhood
The EU's role in the shared neighbourhood
Box 2: EU policy instruments in the shared
neighbourhood
Russia's role in the shared neighbourhood
Conclusion
Internal preoccupations of regime consolidation
Conclusion and recommendation
Rights of ethnic Russians and Russian-speakers
Conclusion
Eurasian Union
Box 3: Eurasian Union
Conclusions and recommendation
Reviewing the EU's instruments in the shared
neighbourhood
The EU's strategic interests in the shared
neighbourhood
Restructuring the EaP
Conclusions and recommendations
Chapter 5: The crisis in Ukraine and the
EU's response
The crisis in Ukraine and Crimea
Phase I: Early discussions on the Association
Agreement
EU response
Phase II: President Yanukovych suspends signature
of the
Association Agreement—Maidan Square protests
Phase III: The flight of Yanukovych
Phase IV: Annexation of Crimea
Phase V: Rebellion in eastern Ukraine and
downing of MH17
Phase VI: Minsk Protocol
Recurring themes
Lack of political oversight
Conclusions
The pivotal and exceptional nature of Ukraine
Conclusion
The EU's response to the crisis
EU sanctions policy
Conclusions
EU support for Ukraine
Political support for Ukraine
Conclusions
Economic support for Ukraine
Conclusions and recommendations
Chapter 6: Basis of a future relationship
Conclusions and recommendations
Enforcing rules and values
Enforcing international trade rules
Conclusions
Enforcing anti-corruption and anti-money
laundering legislation
Conclusions and recommendations
Upholding human rights
Conclusions and recommendations
Building a relationship beyond the Russian
government
European Endowment for Democracy
Co-operation further afield
A relationship in the long term
Lisbon to Vladivostok—common economic
space
European security architecture
Co-operation in the fields of culture, education
and science
Conclusions and recommendations
Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations
Appendix 1: List of Members and Declarations
of Interest
Appendix 2: List of Witnesses
Appendix 3: Call for Evidence
Appendix 4: Evidence taken during visit to
Brussels
Appendix 5: Evidence taken during visit to
Berlin
Appendix 6: Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
Evidence is published online at http://www.parliament.uk/eu-russia
and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020
7219 3074)
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