To become a realistic proposition, the idea of enhancing economic interaction between the EU and EAEU would depend on major improvements in the geo-political context between the EU and Russia.
Despite associated uncertainties, the policy and research community is challenged to anticipate and analyze prospects, opportunities and challenges related to the development of economic partnerships. Fundamentally, our point of departure is that all sides involved would benefit from the realization of the “Lisbon-to-Vladivostok” cooperation concept.
In this context, within this research initiative, IIASA and its partner institutions take a long view regarding the EU-EAEU cooperation.
