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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 BolognaTRANSCRIPT
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
RUSSIA AND EUROPE IN FIVE CLUSTERS
• Russian officials
• Business
• Russian patriots
• Russian Liberals and Human Rights NGO’s
• People
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
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
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
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/
People
busy
tired
non-interestednon-informed
manipulated
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
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
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
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
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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