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Seminar organized by the Study Committee for Franco-German Relations (Cerfa) and the Russia/NIS Center
09:00 Opening remarks
09:30 – 11:00 Eastern partnership versus Eurasian union: Two rival projects?
11:00-11:15 Coffee break
11:15 – 12:45 Energy: Still the main political issue between EU member states and Russia?
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German, French, Polish and Russian Views on Russia’s Foreign Policy
The Franco-German Study Committee (Cerfa) and the Russia/NIS Center of the French Institute of International Relations (Ifri) have organized a closed seminar and interviews about the "German, French, Polish and Russian Views on Russia’s Foreign Policy".
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