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16 Apr 2025 Obstacle related to restricted movement of EAEU Member States' citizens across Russian-Belarusian border removed On January 11, 2025, the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on mutual recognition of visas and on other issues related to the entry of foreign citizens and stateless persons into the territories of the States parties to the Treaty on the Establishment of the Union State dated June 19, 2020 entered into force. The Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus informed the Eurasian Economic Commission that citizens of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic currently have the practical possibility of entering the Russian Federation from the Republic of Belarus and leaving the Russian Federation for the Republic of Belarus via the international rail and air routes in use, as well as the roadways listed in the annex to the Agreement (six areas). Previously, citizens of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic could enter the Russian Federation from the Republic of Belarus and leave the Russian Federation for the Republic of Belarus only by air. Given the geographical proximity of the two countries it was costly and not always convenient. With the Agreement in force, citizens of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic can cross the Belarusian-Russian border both by road and rail transport. On April 15, 2025, the Board of the Commission considered removing the said obstacle. "Thanks to the joint work of the EAEU Member States and the Commission, citizens of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic have the possibility to move freely across the Russian-Belarusian border. Systemic work to remove obstacles in the EAEU internal market is ongoing and will continue. Undoubtedly, this circumstance will have a positive impact on implementing the freedom of movement of persons and labor resources between our countries, as well as will contribute to the development of domestic tourism in the Union," mentioned Varos Simonyan, EEC Minister in charge of Internal Markets, Informatization, Information and Communication Technologies.
31 Jan 2025 Bakytzhan Sagintaev: "The priority direction of digitalization in the EAEU is improving the quality of people's lives" Bakytzhan Sagintaev, Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission, spoke about the development of digitalization processes in the Eurasian Economic Union at the plenary session of the Digital Almaty 2025 forum. As the Head of the EEC Board noted, the Commission's efforts are focused on the implementation of the Digital Union concept. "Today, the integrated information system of the EAEU functions, being the technological foundation for Digital Union," said Bakytzhan Sagintaev. "Its consistent development leads to the formation of supranational infrastructure. This allows five different systems to be in the same ecosystem." At the same time, the EAEU continues to adhere to the principles of compatibility, synchronization, and integration, which do not affect the digital sovereignty of the Member States. This makes it possible to connect the best country decisions in digitalization with the possibility of their further scaling. Already now, technological solutions of the integrated information system ensure seamless interaction of national digital platforms. As a result, cross-border services can be provided in a trusted and secure environment. The Chairman of the EEC Board emphasized that today interstate electronic G2G, B2G and C2G interaction can be called full-scale. This was made possible by launching a secure data network and ensuring that common processes were put in place step-by-step. There are 77 common processes approved within the Five countries. Of these, 42 are put into operation. The Commission prepared 24 other common processes for launch. The remaining 11 processes will be prepared before the end of 2025. For example, the common process of maintaining a unified register of documents confirming product safety requirements has significantly reduced bureaucratic procedures for businesses. Talking about plus sides for individuals, for example, the employment duration of a citizen of one EAEU country is confirmed electronically in another one. There is a high demand from the population of the Member States for digitization of other processes and documents. Improving the quality of people's lives is a priority for digitalization in the Union. Within the framework of the forum, at the Commission's stand, Heads of Government of the EAEU countries gave a start to the operation of the trusted third party service of the Union's integrated information system. It allows to launch mutual recognition of electronic digital signatures, thereby facilitating cross-border electronic document flow for government agencies, businesses and citizens.
31 Jan 2025 Tatiana Brantsevich Appointed Deputy Director of EEC Department for Internal Market Functioning Tatiana Brantsevich was born in 1974. In 1996, she graduated from the Belarusian Agricultural Academy with a degree in Organization and Management in Agricultural Industries; in 2008, from the Academy of Administration under the President of the Republic of Belarus. She started her career as an economist of the machine and tractor fleet of Amkodor-Mozha LLC in Krupki, Minsk region. From 1999 to 2009, she worked as a chief economist of the Krupsky district statistics division at the Main Department of Statistics, Minsk region. In 2009-2015, she held senior management positions of the Krupsky District Executive Committee, Minsk region. From 2015 to 2021, she worked in the Minsk Regional Executive Committee as Deputy Chairperson and Chairperson of the Committee of Economy. As such, she supervised investment, innovation, entrepreneurship development and foreign trade cooperation. From 2021 to 2024, Deputy Minister of Economy of the Republic of Belarus. As such, she supervised regional development, social policy, development of the agricultural sector and processing industry. She also coordinated the implementation of state programs and financial recovery of enterprises and organizations. On January 23, 2025, she was appointed Deputy Director of the Eurasian Economic Commission’s Department for Internal Market Functioning.
12 Dec 2024 Narine Davtyan Appointed Deputy Director of EEC Department for Internal Market Functioning Narine Davtyan started her career at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Armenia, where she headed the department of postgraduate studies in 2006–2008. In September–November 2008, she was Coordinator of Cultural Programs on Diaspora Relations of the Diaspora Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia. 2008–2013: Chief of Staff of the First Division of the Ministry of Diaspora of the Republic of Armenia. 2013–2014: Deputy Director for Legal Affairs at VLHAQ, a road construction company. In 2014–2024, she worked as a judicial assistant at the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia. In 2009, she graduated from the Master's Degree Program at the Faculty of Law of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Armenia. In 2013, she defended her PhD thesis Problems of Law Implementation. Since 2014, she taught at the Faculty of Law of Yerevan State University, as well as at the Institute of Law and Politics of the Russian-Armenian University. She is State Councillor of Civil Service, 2nd class. On December 3, 2024, she was appointed Deputy Director of the Eurasian Economic Commission’s Department for Internal Market Functioning.
08 Oct 2024 Outcomes of 3rd Eurasian Economic Forum The Armenian capital hosted the 3rd Eurasian Economic Forum from September 30 to October 1, timed to coincide with the meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council featuring Heads of Government of the Eurasian Economic Union Member States and Observer States. The event was held as part of the 2024 presidency of the Republic of Armenia in the Eurasian Economic Union's governing bodies. About 2000 attendees from more than 30 countries took part in the Forum. Business representatives were particularly interested: about 200 companies came to the Forum. The Forum included EAEU–Cuba and EAEU–Iran business dialogues, during which conceptual issues of developing trade and economic cooperation were discussed. The business program of the Forum comprised over 30 events. The EEF 2024 participants discussed topical areas of economic cooperation of the EAEU Member States, such as EAEU strategic development, comprehensive cooperation and technological cooperation, digitalization, development of transport infrastructure and logistics, domestic market quality and support for entrepreneurship, as well as international cooperation. The key event of the 3rd Eurasian Economic Forum was the plenary session Digitalization in Modern Realities — an Imperative to Ensure Four Freedoms, which was attended by Heads of Government of the Eurasian Economic Union countries: Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia; Roman Golovchenko, Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus; Olzhas Bektenov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Akylbek Zhaparov, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers — Head of the Presidential Executive Office of the Kyrgyz Republic, Mikhail Mishustin, Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation; and Bakytzhan Sagintaev, Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission. Abdulla Aripov, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, and Mohammad Reza Aref, First Vice-President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, also took part in the Forum as guests of honor. The Forum was attended by a large delegation from Iran. The EAEU–Iran business dialogue included a panel discussion, during which conceptual issues of trade and economic cooperation development were discussed, as well as sectoral round tables that considered practical tasks in agriculture, industry, transportation and financial instruments for trade and investment facilitation. As part of sectoral round tables, representatives of EAEU business associations and businesses also presented their current and upcoming projects. Green Eurasia International Climate Competition Within the framework of the Forum, the Agency for Strategic Initiatives together with the Eurasian Economic Commission held the Green Eurasia competition for the second time, aiming at identifying technology leaders of the "green agenda" and popularizing effective practices for climate adaptation of the economy to climate change effects. Best Practices recognized by the experts will be recommended for replication. This year Green Eurasia was open to participants from all over the world. The competition became a large-scale platform to exchange experience in strengthening climate resilience. In total, over 300 applications were submitted for 15 categories. The competition winners and finalists were 57 best climate practices from the Russian Federation, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, Egypt, Indonesia and Uzbekistan.  The award ceremony featured Mher Grigoryan, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia; Igor Petrishenko, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus; Serik Zhumangarin, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Adylbek Kasymaliev, First Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic; Alexey Overchuk, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation; as well as Andrey Slepnev, EEC Minister in charge of Trade. Agreements An action plan (road map) on interaction between the Eurasian Economic Commission and the Regional Commonwealth in the Field of Communications for 2024–2027 was signed. The signatories were Varos Simonyan, EEC Minister in charge of Internal Markets, Information Support, Information & Communication Technologies, and Alexey Borodin, Director General of the Regional Commonwealth in the Field of Communications.  An agreement on cooperation was signed between the Industrial Cluster of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Association of Legal Entities "Kazakhstan Electric Power Association". The document was signed by Sergei Mayorov, chairman of the Industrial Cluster of the Republic of Tatarstan, and Talgat Temirkhanov, chairman of the Association of Legal Entities "Kazakhstan Electric Power Association".  Information partners of the 3rd Eurasian Economic Forum: TASS news agency, Belteleradiocompany, Public Radio of Armenia, Armenpress news agency, Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).
06 Jun 2024 EEC and Regional Commonwealth in Communications signed a Memorandum of Interaction A Memorandum of Interaction between the Eurasian Economic Commission and the Regional Commonwealth in the Field of Communications was signed by Varos Simonyan, EEC Minister in charge of Internal Markets, Information Support, Information & Communication, and Alexey Borodin, Director General of the Regional Commonwealth in the Field of Communications. The ceremony was held on June 5 on the sidelines of the 30th International Digital Forum TIBO 2024 in Minsk within the framework of the thematic session Eurasian Digital Union. The Memorandum provides for assistance in building an information society by creating secure digital infrastructure, establishing and developing a cross-border trust space within the EAEU and CIS, the use of modern information and communication technologies and their innovative development. The parties plan to exchange information and best practices in the field of information and communication technologies, hold consultations, seminars, joint meetings, conferences, round tables and other events, including on the issues of trust and security, prepare joint analytical materials and reports. The document contemplates establishing a working group on interaction as well as elaborating a joint action plan. EEC Minister Varos Simonyan noted that signing of the Memorandum was another step to strengthen the Commission's contacts with international partners that promotes the development of cooperation in the field of communication and information technologies. "Interaction within the framework of the Memorandum will consolidate our efforts aimed at deepening international cooperation in the field of digital technologies and will accelerate their implementation in the Member States of the Union and RCC Member States," noted Varos Simonyan. In turn, Alexey Borodin expressed his hope for successful cooperation and fruitful joint work. "Based on the Memorandum, we will be able to exchange experience on promising trends in digital development and integration into the global information society," he said. The Regional Commonwealth in the Field of Communications (RCC) was established by the communications administrations of the Commonwealth states on December 17, 1991 by the Agreement on coordination of interstate relations in the field of postal and electric communications dated October 9, 1992, approved by the CIS Council of Heads of Government. The main directions of the RCC activities are to establish multilateral mutually beneficial cooperation of the Commonwealth countries in the field of ICT, to carry out concerted actions in establishing a common information space of the CIS, convergence of the regulatory and legal framework, exchange of information resources, comprehensive solution to the information security problem, to ensure successful integration of the CIS Participating states into the global information society.
03 May 2024 Samat Kulmambetov appointed Director of EEC Domestic Markets Operation Department Samat Kulmambetov was born in 1978 in Bishkek. He graduated from the Kyrgyz State University of Construction, Transport and Architecture (majoring in Global Economy). He began his career in 2001 in the Macroeconomics Department of the Center for Economic and Social Reforms under the Ministry of Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic, working in the positions of Category I Specialist and Leading Specialist. From June 2004 to February 2006, he worked as a Leading and then Chief Specialist in the Customs Tariff Policy Department of the Ministry of Economic Development, Industry and Trade of the Kyrgyz Republic. In 2006–2007, he was the Chief Specialist and the Head of the Department of Customs, Tariff and Non-Tariff Regulation of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism of the Kyrgyz Republic. From April 2007 to January 2018, he headed the Department of Customs Policy and Non-Tariff Regulation and the Customs Tariff Policy Directorate at the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Kyrgyz Republic. From January 2018 to May 2021, he was Deputy Head of the Department for Affairs of the Eurasian Economic Union, Deputy Head of the Department for International Cooperation and Integration of the Government Office of the Kyrgyz Republic, Deputy Head of the Department — Head of the Secretariat of the Special Representative of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic for Affairs in the Eurasian Economic Union of the Government Office of the Kyrgyz Republic Republic. From May 2021 to March 2023, he held the office of Deputy Head of the Department for Affairs of the Eurasian Economic Union of the Directorate for Preparation of Decisions of the President and the Cabinet of Ministers at the Administration of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic. From March 2023 to April 2024, he headed of the Sector for Affairs of the Eurasian Economic Union of the Foreign Policy Department at the Administration of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic. On May 2, 2024, he was appointed Director of the EEC Domestic Markets Operation Department. Awards Badge Excellence in Economics of the Ministry of Economy and Antimonopoly Policy of the Kyrgyz Republic. Badge Distinguished Functionary of State Service of the Kyrgyz Republic. Medal For Contribution to Development of the Eurasian Economic Union. Badge For Merit, 3rd class, of the Ministry of Economy and Commerce of the Kyrgyz Republic. Badge For Contribution to Development of the Eurasian Economic Union.
25 Apr 2024 EEC discussed EAEU countries-Cuba cooperation in information technology Alexander Alexanyan, Director of the Information Technology Department of the Eurasian Economic Commission, held a meeting with the Cuban business group for informatization and communications headed by Ariadna Plasencia Castro to discuss interaction in information technology and telecommunications, joint activities, and prospects for cooperation.  Alexander Alexanyan spoke about the large-scale work of the Commission to establish an integrated information system of the Eurasian Economic Union (IIS), developing a cross-border space of trust in the interstate exchange of data and electronic documents between authorized bodies of the Union, and the recognition of each other’s electronic digital signatures by the EAEU countries. The head of the Industry Department named the EAEU-Vietnam interaction as a successful example of cooperation in digitalization between EAEU States and third countries. “We cannot but note the successful experience of implementing EAEU-Vietnam information interaction in the exchange of information using IIS,” Alexander Alexanyan noted. “This experience can be applied in the electronic exchange of information with Cuba; this cooperation has great potential.”  The Cuban party informed about the digital transformation of the country’s economy, the development of telecommunications infrastructure, information technology and work to improve the quality of network connections. The business group representatives expressed interest in promoting their information technologies in the EAEU States. Alexander Alexanyan invited his Cuban colleagues to take part in the International Forum on Information and Communication Technologies “TIBO-2024” to be held in Minsk, to exchange experience in ICT and best digital development practices. The parties agreed to continue active interaction, work out the visit of the EEC delegation and business circles of the EAEU countries to Cuba to review the activities of national science and technology parks on the sidelines of the annual Havana International Fair FIHAV. The Republic of Cuba is an observer state at the EAEU. The cooperation between the EAEU and Cuba is based on a solid foundation for developing a mutually beneficial dialogue; in particular, the Memorandum of Understanding between the Commission and the Cuban Government, as well as the Joint Action Plan were signed. The volume of manufacturing exports from the EAEU to Cuba increased by 3% in 2023 compared to 2022, while imports of Cuban goods to the EAEU doubled last year. 
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