September 2010, Vol. 5. No. 8
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2010: a special year in Russian-French relations
In this edition, TRCW’s Special Country Report focuses its attention on the Russian-French ties. The choice of France was predetermined by the fact that the whole of 2010 has been declared ‘a special year’ in both countries’ relations, with almost 2,000 high-profile government and private activities laid down to commemorate it across all spheres of bilateral diplomacy. TRCW grabbed this uniquely golden opportunity in bilateral ties to comprehensively assess the historical, cultural, social, corporate and economic components of the robust cooperation between Russia and France... |
The Kremlin’s militia-police dilemma: Reforming the irreformablePresident Medvedev's plan to reform the nation's militsia envisages streamlining of the agency, increasing its efficiency and ability to protect citizens’ rights and security... |
Global diamond business elites shape industry’s fate and future in RussiaCommenting on the importance of this event for Russia, Russian Diamond Chamber President Sergei Ulin called it a great honor to host global diamond business leaders... |
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Russian-French business and cultural ties receive a boost in National Year celebrationsEmbassy's view on Russian-French relations: Philippe Pegorier, the trade counselor at the French Embassy, shared his view on the current and future vision of both countries' relations... |
Russia and France marking a special year in special diplomatic relationsA special report on Russian-French ties in 2010 being celebrated as a special year in both countries highlights the unique affinity between the two nations and their goals... |
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Air France living up to its traditional ‘bridging role’ in Russian-French relationsExpert's view on Russian-French relations: Eric Chatard, Air France’s general manager for Russia & CIS, talked about the airline’s role in boosting bilateral ties between Russia and France... |
Sodexo offering real French quality business services in RussiaExpert's view on Russian-French relations: Edi Perisic, the CEO of Sodexo in Russia, highlighted the company’s activities and its future business development plans in Russia... |
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Business globalization is key to developing robust ties among nationsExpert's view on Russian-French relations: Hugues Laurent, the business development director at FM Logistic in Russia, recently spoke to TRCW about the company’s future plans and role in further boosting bilateral business ties between Russia and France... |
Skif Consulting helps facilitate the inflow of investments into RussiaExpert's view Russian-French relations: CEO of Skif Consulting Dmitry Demidenko spoke about the growing bilateral ties between Russia and France in the business sector... |
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Businesses CEOs’ nice, but ‘strange and unexpected’ behavior in crisisSpecifically, Putin noted that for him it was ‘really strange and unexpected’ that most business owners showed a high level of responsibility instead of greed during the crisis... |
Kremlin hearkens to Khimki forest preservation activists’ petitionsCommenting on the presidential decision, Russian Public Chamber member Vladimir Zakharov said the growing civil society's protests have been heard by the authorities... |
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Russian communists leader sees only benefits in three of Slavic states unionNostalgic Russian Communist Party leader has reiterated his perennial calls for the amalgamation of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus into a new formidable union of Slavic states... |
Yabloko Party head calls for investigations into the causes of summer firesThe democratic opposition party is of the opinion that the ecological situation in Russia, including the radiation levels, has sharply worsened because of the summer fires... |
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Northern Caucasus declares an end to ‘regional presidencies’ in RussiaExpressing his support for this ‘initiative from below,’ Ingush President Yunus-Bek Yevkurov noted that he personally prefers the title ‘head’ of a region to regional president... |
Super-capital with the special status within the limits of the central verticalFederation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov believes that Moscow, as the Russian capital, should not only be managed on a regional basis, but also centrally from the Kremlin... |
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Modern standardization system is a recipe for countries and companies’ competitivenessExpert's view on Russian-French relations: AFNOR Rus CEO Leonid Dvorkin recently spoke to TRCW on the role played by goods and services standardization in a modern economy... |
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