Revitalizing EU-Russian Partnership
J. Fritz-Vannhame, Die Zeit (in German) | November 14, 2008
The EU and Russia will meet for an annual meeting, focusing on the renewal of their partnership agreement. ++ Since the attacks on Georgia, EU-Russian relations have been shattered. ++ Europeans will not accept a divided Georgia. ++ The EU will have to be open to compromise, considering its dependency on Russian energy, but Russia will also have to make concessions in view of its dependency on exports of renewable ressources. ++ Both partners have to show their willingness to cooperate in order to develop neeeded concensus on Georgia.
