EU-Russia cooperation talks begin

                   
guardian.co.uk     26-Jun-2008            

The EU today began negotiations with Russia over an ambitious new strategic pact designed to rebuild relations between Europe and Russia following years of tension. The EU wants to reach a deal with the Kremlin's new leadership on a wide-ranging and legally binding cooperation agreement. But negotiations, which start later today in the booming Siberian oil town of Khanty-Mansisk, could drag on for years, analysts predict. The Russians favour a short and concise format, while the EU is insisting on a far more comprehensive pact, which lays out concrete details of cooperation in key areas including energy, justice and security. Brussels will hope that Russia's new president Dmitry Medvedev adopts a more conciliatory tone than his predecessor Vladmir Putin. The summit marks Medvedev's international debut. Prime Minister Putin... [read full story]                    

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Allison Gill: The EU should press Dmitri Medvedev on the rule of law

guardian.co.uk     25-Jun-2008          

This week the EU will hold its first summit with Russia since Dmitri Medvedev replaced Vladimir Putin as president. The meeting presents European leaders with a much-needed opportunity to set a new tone in their relationship...                    

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Medvedev wants "serious" pact with EU

tiscali.co.uk     25-Jun-2008          

By David Schlesinger MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia wants to negotiate a "serious" pact governing its relationship with the European Union but not one overburdened with detail, President Dmitry Medvedev told Reuters in an interview....                    

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Medvedev wants "serious" pact with EU

reuters.co.uk     25-Jun-2008          

By David Schlesinger MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia wants to negotiate a "serious" pact governing its relationship with the European Union but not one overburdened with detail, President Dmitry Medvedev told Reuters in an interview....                    

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EU looks to closer ties with Russia under Medvedev - Solana

rian.ru     25-Jun-2008          

BRUSSELS, June 25 (RIA Novosti) - The European Union is seeking closer ties with Russia under President Dmitry Medvedev, the EU foreign policy supremo said in an interview published on Wednesday. Relations between Europe and...                    

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European politicians on Russia-EU partnership

rian.ru     25-Jun-2008          

During an EU- Benita Ferrero-Waldner, the EU External Relations Commissioner Both the EU and Russia agreed at their summit meeting in 2006 in Helsinki that we needed to modernise our institutional framework and build a new...                    

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Russian and foreign political analysts on the upcoming EU-Russia summit.

rian.ru     25-Jun-2008          

During an EU- Secondly, this summit is important because after two years of procrastination caused by the Polish veto and Lithuanian and Swedish objections, Russia and the EU are finally starting constructive discussion of the...                    

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Russian president interview - part 1

reuters.com     25-Jun-2008          

Jun 25 - In his first interview with Western media since he took power on May 7, Dmitry Medvedev spoke of a potential diplomatic pact with the EU, his style and corruption in Russia. In a wide-ranging interview at the Kremlin...                    

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EU-Russia summit to address security, economic challenges

rian.ru     25-Jun-2008          

MOSCOW, June 25 (RIA Novosti) - The EU-Russia summit that opens Thursday will focus on steps to draft a European security treaty and ways of meeting global economic challenges, a Russian presidential aide said on Wednesday. The...                    

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EU-Russia: Khanty-Mansiysk engagement

rian.ru     25-Jun-2008          

MOSCOW. The European Union (EU) and Russia have been so slow in starting negotiations on regulating their new relationship that now they will talk about it in Siberia. The EU-Russia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA)...                    

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With gifts all round, Medvedev arrives on world stage

guardian.co.uk     28-Jun-2008          

For Europe's top officials, there was a pleasant surprise yesterday. Arriving at their summit hotel, deep in the noiseless Siberian forest, EU bureaucrats found a signed gift from their host, Dmitry Medvedev. Yesterday marked...                    

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