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The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) has become a significant trading partner of the EU-27 in recent years, with imports and exports growing from EUR 109.7 billion in 2000 to EUR 322.4 billion in 2010 (+294%). Russia’s weight in the CIS is considerable, accounting for 79% of EU-27 imports from the CIS and 71% of EU-27 exports to the CIS.