ABSTRACT
Introduction The previous chapter argued how despite the still continuing infringements of liberal values, namely human rights, in Chechnya, the EU opted for closer cooperation and partnership with Russia. In essence, this move caused substantial erosion in terms of the value component in the post-sovereign logic of interaction in the EU-Russia relationship. This chapter seeks to show how the other side of the post-sovereign coin – the question of norms as defined in Article 55 of the PCA – has been a somewhat different story. That said, the negotiation and the actual content of the road maps for the Four Common Spaces show a certain erosion of post-sovereign principles in the case of norms as well, indicating a more substantial change in the logic of interaction between the parties and suggesting that the Russian framing of the relationship is in the process of taking the upper hand when it comes to the actual institutionalized practices between the partners.
