The second panel of the conference discussed whether and to what extent the Eurasian Union is a rival to the Eastern Partnership, and under what circumstances could cooperation be considered between the EU and the Eurasian Union. The panel sought to discuss the account of especially those EaP countries, which joined the Russia-led integration scheme – Armenia and Belarus.
Chair: Mr. Miklós Haraszti, Director for Human Rights Research, CEU Center for EU Enlargement Studies, Budapest
Speakers: Ms. Lolita Čigāne, Member of the Latvian Parliament, Chairperson of the European Affairs Committee; Mr. James Nixey, Head of Russia and Eurasia Program, Chatham House, London; Mr. Richard Giragosian, Director, Regional Studies Center, Yerevan; Mr. Andrei Yeliseyeu, Research Fellow, Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies, Vilnius
