dependence of the area on external markets, among which Russia, is increasing. The study of the economic and geopolitic relations … between EU and Russia is rather intricate due to the overlapping of several scenarios. On the one hand there are the growing … interconnections between EU and Russia which have led to envisage the creation of a Common Economic Space or even of a free trade zone …

The developments of the civil service and administrative reform in Central and Easter European countries and in Russia … Russia there are no explicit references to incentives for reform …