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03 Jul 2025 Bakytzhan Sagintaev conveyed greetings to Alexander Lukashenko on Independence Day of Belarus Bakytzhan Sagintaev, Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission, extended his greetings to Alexander Lukashenko, President of the Republic of Belarus and Chairman of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, and all the Belarusian people on Independence Day. "Over the years of sovereignty, Belarus has achieved successes in social and economic development, while its ties with EAEU partners are enhancing," the letter of greetings reads.  On behalf of the EEC and in his own capacity Bakytzhan Sagintaev wished further economic development to the Republic of Belarus, as well as prosperity and blessings to its citizens.
03 Jul 2025 EEC and ASEAN shared experience in competition On July 3, representatives of the Eurasian Economic Commission's Competition Unit and ASEAN shared their experience in the field of competition at the online seminar "Competition Policy and Enforcement in the EAEU and ASEAN". The event was attended by Maxim Ermolovich, the EEC Minister in charge of Competition and Antitrust Regulation. He noted that the Commission's cooperation with the ASEAN Secretariat and Experts Group on Competition is consistent and beneficial to both parties. "We are interested in ASEAN experience. Attention should be paid to the ASEAN competition policy assessment system, involving calculation of country-specific indices showing perceptions of competition by business community and organizations. Also of interest is the unified portal for assessing the consequences of mergers and acquisitions," emphasized Maxim Ermolovich. The seminar moderator Armine Hakobyan, Deputy Director of the EEC Department of Competition and Public Procurement Policy, informed the participants about the work in the field of competition policy, competition advocacy and international cooperation. Sergei Maximov, Director of the EEC Antitrust Regulation Department, spoke about the experience of the Eurasian Economic Commission in controlling compliance with the general rules of competition. In turn, the participants were welcomed by Ly Sopoirvichny, Chair of the ASEAN Experts Group on Competition and Independent Commissioner of the Competition Commission of Cambodia. The event was attended by representatives of ASEAN national competition authorities and the EEC Competition and Antitrust Unit.  
02 Jul 2025 Bakytzhan Sagintaev conveyed anniversary greetings to Alexander Turchin Bakytzhan Sagintaev, Chairman of the Eurasian Economic Commission's Board, conveyed 50-year anniversary greetings to Alexander Turchin, Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus. “You make a significant contribution to strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation across the Eurasian Economic Union space,” the letter of greetings reads.  On behalf of the EEC and in his own capacity, Bakytzhan Sagintaev wished Alexander Turchin good health, well-being and fulfilment of all plans for the benefit of the Republic of Belarus and its citizens.
02 Jul 2025 EEC discussed combating illicit tobacco trafficking within EAEU The first meeting of the working group on developing measures to combat the importation and circulation of illegal tobacco products in the Eurasian Economic Union was held on July 2 at the headquarters of the Eurasian Economic Commission, involving Ruslan Davydov, the EEC Minister in charge of Customs Cooperation.  The working group was established in March this year under the Commission's Advisory Committee on Customs Regulation. It has more than 80 members, with half of them being business community representatives who initiated its creation.  The meeting discussed the market situation for tobacco and nicotine-containing products in the EAEU, trends and dynamics of illegal turnover in this area, as well as the practice of using navigation seals to track road transportation of these products.  The working group members made proposals on priority measures aimed at curbing illicit tobacco trafficking in the Union market, which will be addressed by the EEC with the involvement of authorized authorities of the Union countries.
01 Jul 2025 Program for developing standards for cosmetic products amended The Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission approved amendments to the Program for developing interstate standards that ensure the implementation and application of the Technical Regulation "On Safety of Perfumery and Cosmetic Products." The amendments envisage developing five interstate standards, including two standards for detecting formaldehyde in perfumery and cosmetic products based on the standards of the People's Republic of China; two standards for test methods for sunscreens based on ISO international standards; and one standard for Halal perfumery and cosmetic products based on the standard of the Standards and Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries (SMIIC). It is also planned to make amendments to nine interstate standards.
30 Jun 2025 Implementation of intelligent transport systems discussed at Eurasian Economic Forum Prospects for introducing intelligent transport systems in the Eurasian Economic Union States were in discussion focus at a working meeting between Arzybek Kozhoshev, Minister in charge of Energy and Infrastructure of the Eurasian Economic Commission, and Alexander Semkin, President of the Russian Association for Developing Digital Transport Technologies "Digital Era of Transport", held on the sidelines of the Eurasian Economic Forum in Minsk. During the negotiations, the EEC Minister informed about the implementation of the Concept for Improving the Interoperability of Intelligent Transport Systems of the EAEU Member States, approved by the EEC Council in January this year. The meeting participants exchanged views on the list of basic services to be implemented, as well as on the unification of requirements to the formats of information exchange between ITS of the Union countries. "Given the different level of ITS implementation in our states, it is crucial to create a seamless EAEU digital space based on unified standards and requirements," Arzybek Kozhoshev emphasized. The two sides agreed to continue discussing these issues at the annual International Forum "Intelligent Transport Systems of Russia. Digital Age Transportation" in September.
30 Jun 2025 Thai entrepreneurs positively assessed prospects of operating in EAEU market At the request of Thailand's business community, the Eurasian Economic Commission, jointly with the Royal Thai Embassy in Moscow and the Thai Trade Center in Moscow, organized an online seminar "EAEU Rising Potential Markets for Thai Entrepreneurs in the Dynamic International Trade". "A developed and clear infrastructure of interaction between the Eurasian Economic Union and Thailand is established. The EEC and the Government of Thailand continue to implement the Memorandum of Cooperation concluded in 2018. There were two meetings of the joint working group. The key areas of cooperation of greatest interest are identified," told Mikael Belluyan, Director of the EEC Integration Development Department. He also noted that the EAEU-Thailand dialogue is open for businesses. Most of the events organized by the EEC, including those targeting ASEAN countries, are held for business audiences and enable direct communication between entrepreneurs. The Head of the Department noted the potentially priority areas of cooperation that could be drivers for developing the EAEU-Thailand dialogue featuring business circles. These are digitalization, industrial cooperation and food security, transport and logistics, and the financial services sector, including payment issues. In turn, Sunanta Kangwalkulkij, Director of the Department of International Trade Promotion of the Ministry of Commerce of the Kingdom of Thailand, positively assessed the opportunity of unlocking the high potential of trade and economic cooperation between Thailand and each of the EAEU states. The seminar focused on practical procedures of access to the EAEU market, trade policy, customs and tariff regulation in the Union, the potential for cooperation between the Member States and Thailand in the field of industry, transport and logistics. Representatives of Thai business circles shared positive examples of their operation in the EAEU market.
27 Jun 2025 Andrey Slepnev: "Labelling of goods in the EAEU has proved its efficiency" This was stated by Andrey Slepnev, Minister in charge of Trade of the Eurasian Economic Commission, after considering the development of the system for labelling goods with identification means at the June 27 meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Minsk. Since 2019, a total of about 274 billion commodity items have been labeled in the Eurasian Economic Union. The proven effects are market regularization, reduced volume of counterfeit products, an increased number of lawful companies, growing profitability of bona fide producers and increased budget receipts", said Andrey Slepnev. The effect of labelling is confirmed by the data of the EAEU countries. For example, in Armenia, the increase in the number of lawful producers and importers of goods amounted to 7%. In Kazakhstan, the turnover of counterfeit tobacco products decreased by $24.7 million. In the Russian Federation, the market regularization growth reached 22% for dairy products, 36% for light industry goods, 18% for footwear, 43% for perfumes. "The Member States' budgets have also benefited significantly from the introduction of labelling. The increase in tax and duty revenues is observed across all countries and directly depends on the number of categories of goods for which labelling is introduced in each country," said Andrey Slepnev. For example, in Russia, where the maximum number of categories of goods are labeled, the additional budget revenues from the sale of labeled products amounted to $15 billion, while in Kyrgyzstan to $68 million. In Belarus, where national labelling was previously in effect, which significantly regularized the market even before the introduction of the all-Union rules, the additional budget revenues reached $4.64 million. The next step will be further improvement of the labelling system to better combat illegal products.  "The first priority is to strengthen the role of national labelling systems for controlling the legality of origin and safety of goods," emphasized Andrey Slepnev. In addition, the all-Union work will continue on the technological improvement of the EAEU labelling system and on the legal safeguarding of the freedom of movement of labeled goods.
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