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Greater Europe refers to the idea of an extendedEurope that generally implies a Europe transcending traditional geographic boundaries to includetrans-Eurasian countries,^[1] or countries in close proximity toContinental Europe with strong political,economic, orcultural links to Europe.^[2]

The concept of Greater Europe may specifically deal with thecurrent enlargement agenda or thepotential future enlargement of theEuropean Union.^{[citation needed]}

It may also reference a more "re-unified" Europe after thefall of the Iron Curtain,^[3] the intensification ofEuropean integration, the potential establishment of aFederal Europe, or to the concept of theEurosphere and of Europe's increasing global influence.^[4][5][6]

Other definitions of Greater Europe may include allEuropean states andCIS countries or all European states and thepost-Soviet states of theEurasian Economic Union; theoretically stretching from Lisbon to Vladivostok.^{[citation needed]}

AnEuler diagram showing the relationships between various multinational European organisations and agreements

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Several organizations exist promoting discussion and debate surrounding Greater Europe, among them theInstitute for a Greater Europe and the Youth Association for a Greater Europe.^[7] There are also several organizations which promote increased dialogue and greater economic and political integration among states within Greater Europe, including^{[citation needed]}:

• Assembly of European Regions
• Commonwealth of Independent States
• Community for Democracy and Rights of Nations
• Council of Europe
• Eastern Partnership
• Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly
• Euronest Parliamentary Assembly
• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• European Higher Education Area
• European Olympic Committees
• European Political Community
• Mediterranean Union
• Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
• Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
• TRACECA

The vision of a common economic space from Lisbon to Vladivostok has been debated since the 1950s. The Lisbon Vladivostok Initiative believes that this vision can be turned into reality, and sees a multi-level partnership between the European Union (EU) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) as the core aspect of a common economic space. Cooperation between the EU andEAEU could bring enormous benefits for trade and business in Europe andEurasia. The Initiative was founded in 2015 and is driven by businesses, business associations, and think tanks from member countries of the EU and EAEU. Among the founding members arethe German-Russian Forum,the German Chamber of Commerce, and theGerman Eastern Business Association, as well as international corporations such asSiemens,Bosch,Severstal and others. Today, the Initiative counts on more than 100 members from 12 countries from the EU and EAEU. It sees itself as an open circle involving all countries from Lisbon to Vladivostok.^[8][9]

The markets of the EU and the EAEU cover more than 630 million inhabitants. Despite different levels of development of the two unions, by creating lasting networks between officials, maintaining continual dialogue, and through the establishment of a common economic area in the countries of the EU and the EAEU, it may be possible to combat European and Eurasian issues of the future more effectively.

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• "Report on the Implementation of the European Security Strategy - Providing Security in a Changing World - Brussels, 11 December 2008 S407/08"(PDF).
• Greater Europe: Putin's vision of Europe (Dis)integration by Marek Menkiszak

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