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The choice for Eastern Partnership countries between the Eurasian Customs Union (CU) and the EU with its Association Agreements (AA) (including the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreements) is a political decision: the CU will never go as deep into the structure of the economy as the EU-oriented AAs. To a large extent the CU has followed the set-up of the EU, albeit under the institutionalised dominance of Russia. However, many potential CU member states are reluctant to join, especially now, in view of the Crimea crisis. One may ask whether countries are free to join or not join the CU, such freedom being a condition for regional integration.
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Zahorka, HJ., Sargsyan, O. The Eurasian Customs Union: an alternative to the EU’s Association Agreements?. European View 13, 89–96 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12290-014-0309-3
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