On Monday 17 March the European Parliament organised a public hearing of the joined Foreign Affairs Committee and International Trade Committee. The session dealt with Russia’s policy towards the countries of the Eastern Partnership and the EU’s response. With the latest developments over Crimea the hearing came at an interesting time. Dr Tom Casier (Jean Monnet Chair at BSIS) gave his views on the most recent developments and put them into the long-term context of EU-Russia relations. Find a video of his presentation here:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ep-live/en/committees/video?event=20140317-1500-COMMITTEE-AFET (starting at 15.34)
Other experts at the hearing were Mr Gunnar Wiegand (Director Russia, Eastern Partnership, Central Asia, Regional Cooperation and OSCE, European External Action Service), Mr Peter Balas (Deputy Director-General DG Trade) and Dr. Kataryna Wolczuk (Reader, University of Birmingham).