How could France manage both Eastern European partnership and Russian relationship?
How could France manage both Eastern European partnership and Russian relationship?

Summary/Abstract: Is France really interested in the Eastern European Partnership? If the subject can look complex for this founder and member of the “old Europe”, it will have no other choice than to get involved there deeper. Taking into account the German leadership in the European policy that tries to assert the place of France inside the E.U. Nevertheless, could it have a negative impact on France? The latter has to look and analyze the advantage of this new partnership for many reasons but not only to make the false waves of promises about the E.U. integration as it might also affect to the French-Russian relationship. So, how could France support at the same time this new Eastern European Partnership and stay in good diplomatic relations with the Russian Federation? Will France have to choose between two options or play skillfully on two boards? What would the perspectives of the French European Policy be?

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