Free Trade from Lisbon to Vladivostok: Who Gains, Who Loses from a Eurasian Trade Agreement?
Journal: Econstor (Econstor)
Year: 2017

Trade relations between the EU and Russia are currently severely impacted by Western sanctions against Russia and mutual embargo measures. This, however, has not led to a visible change in the geostrategic orientation of Russia. An adjustment of interests might perhaps require less punishment, but rather the prospect of closer economic cooperation. Both, the EU and the successor states of the Soviet Union should have a strong interest in a free trade area "from Lisbon to Vladivostok" because the