Greater Europe

Greater Europe refers to the idea of an extended Europe. This generally implies a Europe which transcends traditional geographic boundaries to include trans-Eurasian countries,[1] or countries in close proximity to continental Europe with strong political, economic, or cultural links to Europe.[2]

EU regional initiatives; current enlargement agenda (SAP and candidate countries), ENP; Eastern Partnership, Euro-Mediterranean Partnership and EU-Russia Common Spaces

Definitions

The concept of Greater Europe may specifically deal with the current enlargement agenda or the potential future enlargement of the European Union.

It may also reference a more "re-unified" Europe following the fall of the Iron Curtain,[3] the intensification of European integration, the potential establishment of a Federal Europe, or to the concept of the Eurosphere and of Europe's increasing global influence.[4][5][6]

Area from Lisbon to Vladivostok with all European and CIS countries

Other definitions of Greater Europe may include all European states and CIS countries; or all European states and the Post-Soviet states of the Eurasian Economic Union; theoretically stretching from Lisbon to Vladivostok.[7]

Support
Council of Europe member states as of August 2008.
  Founder states
  Later members

Several organizations exist promoting discussion and debate surrounding Greater Europe, among them the Institute for a Greater Europe and the Youth Association for a Greater Europe.[8] There are also several organizations which promote increased dialogue and greater economic and political integration among states within Greater Europe, including:

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See also

References
  1. Russia and the West: the 21st century security environment. M.E. Sharpe. 1999. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-7656-0432-3.
  2. Coca-Cola Forms 2 New Overseas Units; The New York Times; 21 January 2000; retrieved 7 August 2008
  3. Towards greater Europe?: a Continent without an iron curtain. Blackwell Publishers. 1992. ISBN 978-0-631-18551-2.
  4. Russian media reports on Yeltsin's pledge to cut troops; BBC News; 3 December 1997; retrieved 7 August 2008
  5. EU and Russia Agree to Strengthen Ties; DW-world; 10 May 2005; retrieved 7 August 2008
  6. Commission creates 'Wider Europe' task force; EurActiv; 10 July 2003; retrieved 7 August 2008
  7. Ilyin, Evgeny. "Why we need to build a Greater Europe". Analytical media “Eurasian Studies”. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  8. "Institute for a Greater Europe". IGE. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
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