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2012.
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| Summary/Abstract |
International Affairs: Germany plays the role as a chief integrator and, amid the ongoing crisis, also a chief donor in the EU. What is the country's position in the European orchestra insofar as concerns the expansion of cooperation with Russia?
V. Grinin: Taking into account the strategic nature of Russian-German cooperation, we would like to hope that the current strengthening of Germany's role within the EU - not only in the financial and economic sphere but also in building up the substance of a common EU foreign policy - will help advance Russia-EU cooperation in its entirety. It is also important to note that today on the majority of issues related to Russia-EU relations many EU countries to some degree or other orient themselves toward Germany's position. In any event, all of them seek to take it into account. This may open additional opportunities within the framework of the Russia-EU dialog.
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