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Russian Business Interests and the Enlarged European Union

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  • Heiko Pleines

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The European Union is Russia's most important partner in foreign economic activities. With its eastward enlargement in 2004 the European Union has—not only in geographical terms—moved even closer to Russia. It should be expected that strong economic ties cause Russian business interests to influence related matters of foreign policy. This study therefore starts by identifying Russian business interests vis-a-vis the EU. Apart from those businesses already heavily involved in transactions with the EU, businesses with ambitious plans for future engagement and businesses which face heavy competition from EU companies are also included. In a second step these business interests are then analysed in detail. The specific interests of Russian companies are depicted to establish the points of conflict with EU positions. The article then describes how Russian companies lobby their government in order to gain support and how the Russian government reacts. The result is a more detailed assessment of the role of Russian business in Russia's policy towards the EU.

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  • Heiko Pleines, 2005. "Russian Business Interests and the Enlarged European Union," Post-Communist Economies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(3), pages 269-287.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:pocoec:v:17:y:2005:i:3:p:269-287
    DOI: 10.1080/14631370500204172
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    1. Brock, G., 2006. "Russian Regional External Trading 1997-2001," Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies, Euro-American Association of Economic Development, vol. 6(1).

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