Two Integration Projects in Europe: Dead End of Struggle

Vinokurov, Evgeny and Kulik, Sergey and Spartak, Andrey and Yurgens, Igor (2014): Two Integration Projects in Europe: Dead End of Struggle. Published in:

Abstract

The report represents the first part of a project targeting the problems and prospects of two economic integration projects in Greater Europe — the European project (European Union) and the Eurasian project (Russia, the Customs Union and the Eurasian Economic Union). This topic is particularly relevant in light of the Ukrainian crisis, the signing of Association Agreements with the EU by Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, as well as the looming threat of „continental fracture‟.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: economic integration, Europe, Russia, Customs Union, Eurasian Economic Union, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine
• Subjects: F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F13 - Trade Policy ; International Trade Organizations; F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F15 - Economic Integration; F - International Economics > F5 - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy

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