Source: Eurobarometer (October 2016)

European Union

There is a large amount of ideological overlap between some European political parties and the Russian government. Significantly, these include parties considered to be ‘mainstream’ – it is not just ‘fringe’ parties that share elements of the Kremlin’s world-view.

Hardcore anti-Western parties (30 parties)

As provided in the Lisbon Treaty, the general description for the President of the Council reads as follows:

EC Proposed Legislation

EU-Russia relations have evolved from pragmatic but stagnating relations, in the framework of a Strategic Partnership, to a confrontation. While hopes for a cooperative relationship started dwindling even earlier, the crisis over Ukraine, which erupted in 2014, was an unexpected game changer. It has complicated relations between Moscow and Brussels in several ways:

(Draft Commission Work Programme to be launched and/or completed by the end of 2018)

Priority 1: A new boost for jobs, growth and investment  

EU Position

Constituency Involvement

The organization:

Source: VoteWatch (September 2017)

Austria