President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker will take part on 16 June 2016 in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Mr. Juncker will use this opportunity to convey to the Russian leadership, as well as the wider audience, the EU's perspective regarding the current state of the EU-Russian relations.

AIM is the European Brands Association. It represents brand manufacturers in Europe on key issues which affect their ability to design, distribute and market their brands. AIM’s membership groups some 1800 companies of all sizes through corporate members and national associations in 21 countries. EU consumers spent 640 billion Euro on food, drink, home and personal care brands alone in 2012.

EBS is an Initiative of: Fédération des Entreprises de Belgique (FEB) and Business Europe

Strategic Partner : Accenture Strategy

Main Partner : Huawei

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1. College of Europe
2. Hill + Knowlton Strategies

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The CETA (Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) will effectively give EU businesses a new market into which they can tap. The idea is to address current issues that EU goods and services face when doing business in Canada, simplifying the process for EU firms at Canada’s federal and provincial level. The deal could save EU exporters around €470 million a year for industrial goods and €42 million a year for agricultural products.

Author: Carme Colomina Associate researcher, CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs); Professor of International Journalism

The EU’s leadership is ignoring the voices calling for lifting sanctions against Russia, while concern is growing among regional European politicians about the real efficiency and the economic toll of the sanctions. 

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Disillusioned with the EU, European far-right parties have redoubled their efforts to swing Europe's political pendulum back toward Russia, which embodies their yearning for strong leadership and the preservation of traditional values. Russia, in turn, has its eye on using these political parties as a platform to influence European policymaking, pundits say.  

Author: Kirsty Hughes (Writer and Commentator on European and international politics)

Scenario 1

1. Nunciature to the European Union: Diplomatic Relations
2. Official Representation of the Order of Malta to the European Union: Medical and Humanitarian Aid, Hospitals, Medical Centres and Health Programmes; Emergency Corps and Ambulance Services, Institutions for the Old and Disabled, Emergency Relied, Bethlehem’s Hospitals, Bioethics.