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PROSPECTS OF COOPERATION BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE EU.
The Role of the Association of European Businesses in the Modernization of the Russian Economy.
Ruslan Kokarev, COO, AEB
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TRADE IN GOODS BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE WORLD
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Source: IMF (Direction of Trade Statistics)
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TRADE IN GOODS BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE EU 27
Source: Eurostat
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EU’S TRADE BALANCE WITH RUSSIA
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Source: Eurostat
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EU TRADE WITH MAIN PARTNERS IN 2010
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Source: Eurostat
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RUSSIA’S TRADE WITH MAIN PARTNERS IN 2009
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Source: IMF
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IMPORTS FROM RUSSIA TO THE EUROPEAN UNION
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Source: Eurostat
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EUROPEAN UNION’S EXPORTS TO RUSSIA
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Source: Eurostat
PROSPECTS OF COOPERATION BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE EU.
The Role of the Association of European Businesses in the Modernization of the Russian Economy.
Ruslan Kokarev, COO, AEB
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THE ASSOCIATION OF EUROPEAN BUSINESESS
› is an independent, non-commercial organization based in Russia;
› was founded 1995 on the initiative of a number of European companies that operated in Russia, Ambassadors of EU member countries and the head of the European Commission’s Representative Office in the Russian Federation;
› is an active community of 636 members (status 2010) from the member states of the EU, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and other countries, which have business activities with and in the Russian Federation;
› is an advocate of its members’ opinion, generated in 40 industrial and cross-sectoral committees, sub-committees and working groups.
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MISSION OF THE AEB
› Working to improve the business, investment and trade environment in Russia for the AEB members through information support, quality lobbying and networking activities.
› Promoting partnership and economic integration between the Russian Federation and the European Union.
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STRUCTURE OF THE AEB
General Assembly- consists of all AEB members and is the supreme body of the Association
CEO- is the individual
management body of the AEB and
head of the AEB Office
The Structure of the Association is defined in the AEB Charter.
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Board
- is the AEB executive body and is elected by the General Assembly
Council of National Representation (CNR) - is the consultative body, consists of onerepresentative of every European national community
AEB Committees and Working Groups
Auditing Commission
- is a sub-committee of the CNR
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AEB ACTIVITIES
Organisation and maintaining of committee work –
the driving force of the AEB
Elaboration through respective committees and release of
statements on the state of affairs of a broad range of issues, as well
as projected and existing regulations
Cooperation with Russian authorities, the EU Delegation,
official representatives of the EU member states and other national associations in Russia and the EU
Organization of briefings and open events, round tables and
conferences with recognized experts and high profile people, business
missions to Russian regions and the EU, social events
The AEB seeks to achieve its goals through different activities, including:
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AEB ACTIVITIES: COMMITTEE WORK
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INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEES
AgribusinessAirline
Automobile ManufacturersAutomotive Components
Banking Commercial Vehicles
Construction and Building MaterialsConstruction Equipment
EnergyHealth & Pharmaceuticals
Insurance & PensionsIT and Telecom
Machine Building and EngineeringRetail Trade
AEB members' opinion, generated in 40 industrial, cross-sectoral committees and
working groups is released semiannually in the Position Paper.
CROSS-SECTORAL COMMITTEES
AEB North-Western Regional CommitteeAEB South Regional CommitteeEnergy Efficiency Finance & InvestmentHuman ResourcesLegalMigrationPublic Relations and Communications Real EstateSafety, Health, Environment & SecuritySmall and Medium Size EnterprisesTaxationTransport & Customs
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HIGHLIGHTS 2010-2011
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Briefing by Boris Simonov, Director General of the Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and TrademarkFebruary 9, 2011
Briefing by Sergey Lavrov,RF Minister of Foreign AffairsSeptember 13, 2010
Briefing by Igor Artemiev, Head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia, November 24, 2010
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HIGHLIGHTS 2010-2011
The Second Northern Dimension Forum
St. Petersburg, March 2, 2011 Co-organised by the AEB and
the Northern Dimension Business Council
Alexandr Grushko, RF Deputy Foreign Minister
Co-chairmen of the Northern Dimension Business Council:Alexey Mordashov, CEO, OAO Severstal and Tapio Kuula, President and CEO, Fortum Corporation
Andrey Nelidov, Head of the Republic of Karelia
Mikhail Oseevsky, Vice-Governor of St. Petersburg
Paavo Lipponen, Former Prime Minister of Finland
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AEB CONTACTS IN RUSSIAN REGIONS
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ST. PETERSBURG
Address: Finlyandsky Prospekt 4a,
194044 St. Petersburg
Russian Federation
Tel.: +7 (812) 458 58 00
Fax: +7 (495) 234 28 07
E-mail: [email protected]
KRASNODAR
Address: Ul. Gimnazicheskaya 51, office 303,
350000 Krasnodar
Russian Federation
Tel.: +7 (861) 267 34 13
Fax: +7 (495) 234 28 07
E-mail: [email protected]
www.aebrus.ru
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