Hello ,
Very surprising proposal that made by Vladimir Putin, Russian Prime Minister during the World Economy in Germany, organized by the newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung in Germany. Indeed, he proposes the creation of a free-trade Lisbon to Vladivostok and more generally of a common future between the EU and Russia. This vision, of 20, 30 or 50 years, would aim to create a zone of prosperity on a continental scale, to have an industrial and energy policy.
You can read the full argument Putin at the following address (in German): http://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/putin-plaedoyer-fuer-wirtschaftsgemeinschaft-von-lissabon-bis-wladiwostok- 1.1027908
What about after reading this call ... This is quite unexpected from Putin, who is best known for his nationalist views.
On the one hand, the idea of a large area of prosperity from Lisbon to Vladivostok dream. There would be a tremendous economic potential and it would compete with the United States and China and influence in world trade. Moreover, Russia is the main energy supplier of the EU, the creation of a common energy policy would be a force for global common market.
On the other hand, work to do to achieve this common set is simply enormous . Already just for the 27 EU countries, it is often difficult to reach a compromise and common strategies, then with Russia, it will be even more complex .
And the real question in all this is above all: What future for the EU? What vision over the long term?
With the current crisis around the Euro and the difficult ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon, we arrived at a crossroads for the EU . Mixing between the Intergovernmental supranational and shows its limits and it is time to make a choice. Either we go above the national level to create an ensemble, a common country, or we keep our national system. But who can believe today that France alone can influence the global response to U.S. and China ...
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