The influence of European Union outer policy initiatives to the EU-Russia relations: cases of Northern Dimension and Black Sea synergy

Giedrius Kviklys
Vytautas Magnus University, E-mail: g.kviklys@gmail.com

DOI number: 10.53604/rjbns.v5i2_8

Cite: Giedrius Kviklys (2013), The influence of European Union outer policy initiatives to the EU-Russia relations: cases of Northern Dimension and Black Sea synergy. RJBNS 5(2), 183-195. DOI: 10.53604/rjbns.v5i2_8. https://balticnordic.hypotheses.org/files/2018/12/10.-Kviklys.pdf

Acknowledgments
This paper has been presented at the Fourth International Conference on Nordic and Baltic Studies „Empire-building and Region-building in the Baltic, North and Black Sea Areas”, in Constanta, Romania, May 24-26, 2013.

Abstract:
This article discusses how Russia treats two foreign region initiatives of EU – Northern Dimension and Black Sea Synergy and how it responds to the EU-Russia bilateral relations. These two initiatives have been chosen because both of them directly border Russia and both concern Kremlin’s foreign policy. The problem arises from the fact that European Union sees its outer policy as a tool for development of cooperation and prosperity, whereas Russia wants to dominate or has a right to influence all the processes which are going on at its borders and Kremlin does not want any other huge player appear at its borders. Consequently, such a situation directly influences the bilateral relations between EU and Russia.

Rezumat:
Acest articol ia în discuţie modul în care Rusia tratează două iniţiative de politică externă ale UE de la graniţele sale: Dimensiunea Nordică şi programul Black Sea Synergy, şi modul în care acestea afectează relaţiile bilaterale dintre UE şi Rusia. Aceste două iniţiative de politică externă au fost alese deoarece ambele se desfăşoară la graniţa cu Rusia şi ambele ating politica externă a Kremlinului. Problema apare datorită faptului că UE vede politica sa externă ca o unealtă de cooperare şi prosperitate, în timp ce Rusia doreşte să domine şi să influenţeze toate procesele care se petrec la graniţiele sale, Kremlinul nedorind să întâlnească vreun al actor major la frontierele sale. Aşadar, situaţia de faţă influenţează relaţiile bilaterale dintre UE şi Rusia.

Keywords: EU, Russia, relations, Black Sea Synergy, Northern Dimension

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