Cooperation is up and running again, but… One aspect of this week's European Council will not raise any controversy - the EU's relationship with Russia. The resumption of cooperation and the negotiations over a partnership agreement have been decided upon in practice. This is not just a question of political calculations and timing, but is also being actively sought by both sides.
This does not in any way mean that the future will be easy or that disagreements have been ironed out. On the...