Legal Basis for EU-Russia Cooperation

Beginning...
fall of the Berlin Wall 1989;
break up of the Soviet Union 1991;
emergence of the Russian Federation 1991...
new EU partner!

Key documents and Agreements:
European Energy Charter 1991
Financial cooperation in the early 1990s
Partnership and Co-operation Agreement (PCA) 1997
EU Common Strategy on Russia (1999)
Russia’s Middle Term Strategy towards the EU (2000-2010)
EU Country Strategy Paper on Russia (2007-2013)
Communication on EU-Russia relations (2004)
Four Common Spaces (2005)
Visa Facilitation (2006)
Readmission (2006)
EU Presidency Work Programs
Sectoral Agreements

EU-Russia Cooperation Program (Tacis/ENPI)
Country Strategy Paper for Russia;
the National Indicative Programme (NIP);
Action Programmes
European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights

Humanitarian Aid
The European Commission – the leading donor
in the Northern Caucasus.

The EU Priorities
in Relation with Russia
stable, open and pluralistic democracy in Russia, governed by the rule of law and underpinning a prosperous market economy benefitting alike all the people of Russia and of the European Union
stable, open and pluralistic democracy in Russia, governed by the rule of law and underpinning a prosperous market economy benefitting alike all the people of Russia and of the European Union
human rights are an essential element of EU and Russia dialogue
improve nuclear safety in the Russian Federation.…