The EU-Russia Centre Review. The political and social developments in Russia in 2012 as a consequence of its new role on the Global stage

European Union, 2012. — 25 р. Двадцать первый обзор Центра ЕС-Россия ‘Политическое и социальное развитие России в 2012 году как следствие ее новой роли на мировой арене’Executive SummaryThe impact on internal regulations: democracy and rule of law
Consequences for Medvedev's modernisation programme
Impact on the political system
Organised crime and the parallel economy
Intellectual property rights protection and the business climate
External policies: relations with Russia's neighbours,membership in international organisations
relations with Georgia
The Eurasian FTA
EU-Russia energy relations; the partnership for modernisation and the negotiations on the PCA
Russian accession to the OECD; prospects for an fta with the EU
Russia's position in the G8/G20; the role of the RICS
The economic and social impact
Implications for Russian Households
Implications for employment
Implications for regional disparities 22