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THE EU VIEWED FROM RUSSIA PROF. N.BELYAEVA CHAIR , HSE PUBLIC POLICY DEPARTMENT ROUNDTABLE “THE POST LISBON EU: AN EXTERNAL PERSPECTIVE” 10 JUNE 2013, BOLOGNA

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How the EU role and image is perceived in Russia. Roundtable “The Post Lisbon EU Role and Image: An External Perspective”. 10 June 2013. University of Bologna

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THE EU VIEWED FROM RUSSIA

PROF. N.BELYAEVA CHAIR , HSE PUBLIC POLICY DEPARTMENT

ROUNDTABLE “THE POST LISBON EU: AN EXTERNAL PERSPECTIVE”10 JUNE 2013, BOLOGNA

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RUSSIA AND EUROPE IN FIVE CLUSTERS

• Russian officials

• Business

• Russian patriots

• Russian Liberals and Human Rights NGO’s

• People

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RUSSIAN OFFICIALS:A FORMAL PARTNERSHIP

Vladimir Putin: «We should hear each other, consider interests of each other

and work with each other» (at the summit Russia of EU in

Ekaterinburg, June, 2013) http://www.rg.ru/2013/06/04/sammit-

site.html

Sergey Lavrov: «I am convinced that we are ready for a long time to a visa-free regime for short-term trips of

citizens» (Feb, 2013)

http://inotv.rt.com/2013-02-26/Lavrov-obvinil-ES-v-diskriminacii

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RUSSIAN BUSINESS: ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY, WITHDRAWAL MONEY, BUYING

CITIZENSHIP

Many rich Russians store their money in the Swiss banks and have the

property in the USA and Europe. Besides, some of them almost

constantly live abroad, and their children study at such prestigious

universities, as Harward, Cambridge and Oxford

http://inotv.rt.com/2013-02-05/Prizrak-Magnitskogo-v-Evrope-napugal

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RUSSIAN PATRIOTS (NATIONALISTS): SHOWING EUROPE FAILING

«Modern Europe endures crisis of the civilisation shaken in bases which has reached a decomposition stage. In it the main reason of problems of EU any of huge problems of Europe the European Union is covered not only does not solve, and aggravates. This crisis has accruing dynamics. Still

recently Europe seemed the sample of well-being and stability for the whole

world. Today it not so»

«Российские вести» , 06.06.2013 Материалы II-го съезда в Москве

20 мая с.г

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RUSSIAN LIBERALS AND HR NGO’S: HOPING FOR HELP IN DEVELOPING

DEMOCRACYLyudmila Alekseeva: «The European

leaders try not to rise the theme of human rights with Putin»

http://www.russian.rfi.fr/node/99672

Boris Nemtsov «If for Europeans - human rights and independent court are value, Khodorkovsky's question is

key and important … But when Putin and Barroso meet, they talk about

gas, not about Khodorkovsky»http://rusedin.ru/2011/05/24/boris-

nemcov-lyublyu-rossiyu-ya-no-strannoyu-lyubovyu/

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People

busy

tired

non-interestednon-informed

manipulated

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Distribution of answers of respondents to a question "Which words presented below to the greatest degree correspond to your representations

a) Leading countries of Western Europe, b) Russia? "(%). Institute of Sociology, Russian Academy of Science, 2003

Words Western Union Russia

Human rights 79,9 16,9Расцвет / Blossoming 66,9 16,7Гуманизм / Humanism 41,4 38,1Угнетение / Oppression 18,7 42,3Свобода / Freedom 58,9 34,2

Цивилизация / Civilisation 78,7 15,7

Духовный мир / Inner world 29,8 63,6

Лицемерие / Hypocrisy 55,6 35,1Дисциплина / Discipline 70,1 9,4Патриотизм / Patriotism 25,0 68,4

Благосостояние / Well-being 88,8 6,1

Воля / Will 29,0 42,3

Слабость / Weakness 12,3 57,3

Угроза / Threat 43,2 24,6

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SLIDE 1HOW THE MAJORITY OF THE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

OF THE WORLD CONCERNS NOW RUSSIA? (This and tab on slide 2 are result of the recent polls of the independent

Levada Center. June, 21-26, 2012)

  2007 2008 2009 2013

 As to the friend 4 6 3 3

As to the partner 32 34 39 32As to the competitor

33 33 32 35

As to the enemy 7 8 9 8Do not pay to Russia special attention

15 10 9 15

Have found it difficult to answer

8  10 8 7

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SLIDE 2WHAT DO YOU THINK, IS IT NECESSARY R FOR USSIA JOIN IN THE FUTURE INTO THE

EUROPEAN UNION? (Poll of Levada of the Center. 2012)

Aug 2000

Mar 2001

Dec 2004

Nov 2005

Nov 2006

Nov 2007

May 2010

Oct 2010

June 2011

June 2012

Definitely yes

23 21 26 19 19 23 10 20 14 8

More likely yes

31 36 33 34 36 29 40 36 37 36

More likely is

not present19 17 14 16 15 16 22 16 21 23

Definitely is not

present6 7 6 8 9 7 5 7 8 8

I find it difficult to

answer22 19 21 22 22 26 24 22 20 24

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SLIDE 3

ON COOPERATION WITH WHAT COUNTRIES, IN YOUR OPINION, RUSSIA FIRST OF ALL IT IS NECESSARY TO BE GUIDED IN THE FOREIGN POLICY? (This tab and the next are result of the recent polls of the independent Levada Center.

January, 18-21th, 2013)

 Jan0

1Jan0

3Jan0

4Feb 06

Feb07

Feb08

Feb09

Apr10

Feb11

Jan12

Jan13

USA 31 27 30 24 15 18 15 30 22 18 18Germany, France, Great Britain, Other countries of EU

49 51 54 53 46 49 45 50 48 48 48

Japan 27 23 26 20 19 24 22 23 22 18 22India, China 22 21 21 24 26 28 32 29 23 34 30Ukraine, Belarus,Kazakhstan, other CIS countries

53 38 49 48 44 48 42 46 43 50 46

Cuba, Venezuela, Syria, Iran, the North Korea

11 11 7 7 11 12 12 9 8 9 10

I find it difficult to answer

10 15 15 16 16 17 18 15 16 13 16

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SLIDE 4 HOW YOU AS A WHOLE CONCERN NOW THE EUROPEAN

UNION?2010

Jan Mar May Jul Sept NovVery well 5  5  3  4  6  6 Basically it is good 59  59  64  62  62  66 Basically it is bad 16  18  15  15  14  12 Very badly 3  2  1  2  2  2 Difficult to answer 18  17  17  17  17  14 

2011Very well 6  4  3  6  4 8Basically it is good 63  58  60  60  63 63Basically it is bad 14  17  19  16  15 11Very badly 2  4  2  3  3 3Difficult to answer 15  17  16  16  16 15

2012 2013/JanVery well 3 5 4 7 4 5 5Basically it is good 53 55 60 59 59 54 59Basically it is bad 21 18 16 17 15 20 19Very badly 4 3 2 3 3 3 3Difficult to answer 19 20 17 15 19 17 15

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RECENT NEWS : “Factor of Sergey Guriev” – Rector of Russian Economic School

«I will not return, even if there is a small chance to lose the freedom.

I have not made anything bad, and I do not want to live in fear»

http://www.russian.rfi.fr/rossiya/20130531-sergei-guriev-

emigriroval-vo-frantsiyu-potomu-chto-ne-khochet-zhit-v-strakhe

«I do not worry for myself. I worry for Navalny, for Pussy Riot and for participants of the protests

arrested in last year»http://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/

news/12865681/guriev_sravnil_delo_yukosa_s_pr

oklyatiem_garri_pottera

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