comes from the convergence of institutions towards the EU standards in light of Russia's application to join the WTO …

On November 11th, Russia announced that it had finalized an agreement with Georgia, clearing the way for its accession … to the World Trade Organization after 18 years of negotiations. One of the last remaining issues is Russia … energy companies. This particularly concerns Gazprom, Russia’s state-controlled and vertically integrated natural gas …

The EU-Russia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, which entered into force in 1997 foresees the possible … environmental impact of such a free trade agreement between the European Union and Russia. The results of the analysis indicate that … an EU-Russia FTA will be beneficial to the Russian Federation and the EU27. Some sectors are expected to contract in the …

progress to integrate into the Western European division of labour although a significant share of (transit) trade with Russia …