EU and Russian experts to explore plausible futures for EU-Russia relations
Markus Ederer, the European Union Ambassador to the Russian Federation, will open the meeting and will participate in the plenary “Alternative Futures of EU-Russia relations – methodology and perspectives”.
This will be a first of three meetings on EUREN's Scenario Analysis. Scenario-building allows a differentiated, future-oriented reflection on topics in question, and a structured, results-oriented discussion. The future is unpredictable, but the scenario analysis helps assess trends and uncertainties and, thus, develop strategic decision-making options in a changing world. The scenario discussions will focus on three areas: the EU, Russia, and the European security in 2030; the EU, Russia, and their neighbourhood in 2030; EU-Russia economic relations in 2030.
The EUREN was initiated by the Delegation of the European Union to the Russian Federation and the Russian International Affairs Council. It is a platform for dialogue between foreign policy experts and think tanks from EU member states and Russia. They exchange views on relevant issues and formulate policy recommendations to be presented to decision-makers of both the EU and Russia.