The Eurasian Economic Union and the European Union

Part I Introductory Remarks
1 The Eurasian Economic Union: Origin and Development of a New Integration Format Compared with That of the EU 3
Angela Di Gregorio
2 The Modern Concept of Eurasianism and the Perspectives of Cooperation between EU and EAEU 27
Iuliia Sushkova

Part II The Geopolitical Environment
3 Big Europe’s Gap: Dynamic Obstacles for Integration between European Union and Eurasian Economic Union 45
Mikhail Minakov
4 Human Security Dimension acrossthe FrozenConflictsin the PostSoviet Space 57
Grazvydas Jasutis
5 The Secession of Crimea from Ukraine: Between International Legality and Realpolitik 69
Mara Valenti
6 Ukrainian Migratory Flows toward Europe and Russia since the Outbreak of the Geopolitical Crisis 85
Sandro Rinauro
7 Eurasian Integration and the Energy Factor: Where Doesthe EAEU Stand? 93
Carlo Frappi

Part III Constitutional Law and Human Rights
8 Cooperation between theEuropeanUnion and theCouncil ofEurope in the Field of Institutional Reforms in Newly Independent States 109
Caterina Filippini
9 Constitutional and Legal Instruments of Democratization and Farewell to the Soviet Past (Ukrainian Case) 125
Iurii Barabash
10 Regionalization-Devolution-Decentralization Processes in the Countries of the Eastern Partnership 137
Arianna Angeli
11 EU-Moldova Association Agreement: What Are the Effects on State Reformation? 157
Natașa Danelciuc-Colodrovschi
12 The Limits of the Judiciary within the Eurasian Integration Process 171
Maksim Karliuk

Part IV The International Trade Law
13 Compatibility of the Eurasian Economic Union Law and the WTO Agreements 187
Daria Boklan
14 Legal Aspects of Russia and EU Energy Sector Relations in the Context of the ‘Third Energy Package’ WTO Dispute (DS 476) 197
Ilya Lifshits
15 The Dutch Referendum on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement and the Democratic Legitimacy of EU ‘New Generation’ Trade Agreements 205
Anna G. Micara