Official communications of the European External Action Service with Russia: Crafting the image of normative power Europe
Journal: RePEc: Research Papers in Economics
Year: 2018

The paper explores Russia-related official statements and press releases of the European External Action Service (EEAS), as well as speeches of the European Union's two High Representatives for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy posted on the website of the service in the period of 2010-2017. The goal of the analysis is to distinguish the elements of normative, soft and transformative power in the EU's official communications with Moscow and to specify what type of power and influence the EU tr