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"The real question is whether Russia or the EU will be the first to embrace the multipolar future" (Photo: German presidency 2007)

The Russia-EU-US drama

At the eve of the EU-Russia Summit, trade tension has been rising between Brussels and Moscow. It is in the interest of both the EU and Russia to learn to manage such differences and to agree to disagree.

Brussels has threatened to take Moscow to the World Trade Organization as Russia is now a member of the WTO, after two decades of talks.\n \nAccording to the EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht, Russia unfairly levies fees on imported vehicles, bans EU exports of live animals and over...

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

"The real question is whether Russia or the EU will be the first to embrace the multipolar future" (Photo: German presidency 2007)

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

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