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10 Oct 2025 Maksim Yermalovich held negotiations with Khalilillo Turakhujaev, Chairman of Republic of Uzbekistan's Competition Promotion and Consumer Protection Committee On October 9 in Tashkent, Maksim Yermalovich, Minister in charge of Competition and Antitrust Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Commission, held a working meeting with Khalilillo Turakhujaev, Chairman of the Competition Promotion and Consumer Protection Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The two sides discussed key matters of interaction in the field of competition. In particular, they considered the prospects for holding joint consultations, forums and seminars, exchanging experience, analytical materials and best practices in regulating digital platforms. The meeting resulted in reaching an agreement to intensify expert interaction. In December 2020, the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council granted the Republic of Uzbekistan the status of an Observer State at the Eurasian Economic Union.

10 Oct 2025 Maksim Yermalovich: "The EEC regulates digital markets with due regard to the general rules of competition" On October 10 in Tashkent, Maksim Yermalovich, Minister in charge of Competition and Antitrust Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Commission, told about regulating digital markets with due regard to general rules of competition within the Eurasian Economic Union, including law enforcement practice and main case studies. Speaking at the panel session of the international seminar "Platform Economy in the Republic of Uzbekistan: Competition Law and Market Power of Digital Platforms", the EEC Minister focused on the directions of the Commission's ongoing work. In particular, he told about developing common approaches applied to studying digital markets and activities of digital (electronic) platforms, conducting sectoral research in this field and preparing a draft Agreement on Electronic Commerce. "Today, the EAEU law provides the Commission with a sufficient range of tools to monitor compliance with the general rules of competition in digital markets. The methodology of competition assessment enables accommodating factors typical for such markets," Maksim Yermalovich emphasized. At thematic panels, the event participants discussed best legislative practices regarding competition in digital markets, as well as the growing influence artificial intelligence exerts on competition and market power. There were expert discussions on applying competition legislation in the context of global digital economy and on the current state of investigations in this field. The event was organized by the Competition Promotion and Consumer Protection Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan jointly with the BRICS Competition Law and Policy Center, having brought together leading competition experts, as well as representatives of competition agencies of the Eurasian Economic Union countries, Brazil, China, Germany, India, and Italy.

09 Oct 2025 EEC Board approved Draft Main Directions of EAEU’s International Activities for 2026 The Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission approved the draft Main Directions of International Activities of the Eurasian Economic Union for 2026. The document defines key priorities, vectors and practical objectives for the Union's external interaction for the coming year. The relevant priorities and new drivers of international activities are aimed at implementing the strategic objective outlined in the Eurasian Economic Path Declaration on Further Development of Economic Processes within the Eurasian Economic Union until 2030 for the period until 2045, namely ensuring the EAEU functioning as a pole of economic attraction on the international stage. The draft reflects the entire international agenda of the Union that consistently broadens year on year. The focus is on expanding cooperation with integration associations and international organizations, promoting dialogue with third countries, as well as advocating the interests of the EAEU Member States on global economic venues. The Main Directions of the EAEU’s International Activities for 2026 will be approved by the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council.

09 Oct 2025 Naira Karapetyan: "Joining efforts to develop livestock breeding in the EAEU will improve competitiveness of the agricultural sector" On October 9, Naira Karapetyan, Director of the Eurasian Economic Commission's Agricultural Policy Department, chaired a coordination meeting on livestock breeding in the Eurasian Economic Union within the business program of the Golden Autumn 2025 Russian Agricultural Exhibition in Moscow. The key discussion points were plans for developing the market of breeding resources, mechanisms and instruments for creating a breeding system, and development of digitalization in livestock breeding within the EAEU. Naira Karapetyan told about the competitiveness of livestock breeding as an essential condition for developing the agricultural sector. "Further steps to unify the EAEU requirements for releasing into circulation, importing, exporting and moving breeding stock of farm animals, together with creating common databases of breeding resources and sustainable supply models, will create favorable conditions for increasing mutual trade in breeding stock in the Union States," Naira Karapetyan pointed out. During the panel discussion "Innovation to Practice: How the Green Product Segment Develops at Present", Saule Moldabaeva, Deputy Director of the EEC Agricultural Policy Department, informed the event participants about the experience of the Member States in using green technologies and shaping the Union's law on organic agricultural products circulation. The meeting was attended by heads and representatives of the EAEU authorities authorized in the field of livestock breeding, research institutions, laboratories and other livestock breeding entities of the Member States.

08 Oct 2025 Gohar Barseghyan took part in Golden Autumn 2025 events On October 8, Gohar Barseghyan, Minister in charge of Industry and Agriculture of the Eurasian Economic Commission, took part in the opening ceremony and the plenary session of the Golden Autumn 2025 Russian Agricultural Exhibition. The event discussed instruments for transforming the agricultural market into a digital model for the purpose of accelerated growth of agricultural output and mechanisms for introducing new technologies in small, medium and large businesses. It has been noted that the Commission provides opportunities, including financial ones, for entrepreneurs to take an active part in the regional economy. As part of the business program Gohar Barseghyan explored advanced developments by agricultural companies. The Golden Autumn 2025 events were attended by Mikhail Mishustin, Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation; Oksana Lut, Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation; Maxim Shadaev, Minister of Digital Development of the Russian Federation; leaders of industry-focused and civil society organizations, associations, unions and agricultural enterprises.

08 Oct 2025 EAEU countries' tourism sector has great potential for growth A concept for developing tourism within the Eurasian Economic Union can be signed by Heads of the Member States by late 2025. This was announced by Lusine Bagratuni, Deputy Director of the Eurasian Economic Commission's Business Development Department, at Kazakhstan Travel Forum Sayakhat 2025 in Astana. "It is a strategic document that will define the key areas of the sector development and measures for promoting domestic tourism in the Union," Lusine Bagratuni emphasized. The EEC representative told about the implementation of tourism initiatives by the Commission together with the Union countries, elaboration and development of the Eurasian tourist routes, as well as creation of a thematic section on tourism on the EAEU information portal. The forum participants reached a consensus that the tourism sector of the Eurasian Economic Union States has a great potential for growth. Kazakhstan Travel Forum Sayakhat 2025 was attended by major tour operators, representatives of public authorities, international tourism associations and leading industry experts.

08 Oct 2025 EEC and experts from ASEAN countries discussed competition issues Armine Hakobyan, Deputy Director of the EEC Department for Competition and Public Procurement Policy, told about some outcomes of cooperation and prospects for interaction between the Eurasian Economic Commission and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at the special session of the 35th meeting of the ASEAN Experts Group on Competition. "Holding EEC–ASEAN special sessions on competition has become a good tradition. It enables us to engage in a consistent dialogue and develop practical cooperation," Armine Hakobyan pointed out. The session discussed the results of seminar dedicated to competition policy and law enforcement in the Eurasian Economic Union and the ASEAN countries held by the Commission in July this year. The participants indicated the main areas of activity by the EEC and ASEAN that were of special interest following the seminar. In particular, they cover successful formats of interaction between ASEAN national competition authorities, methodology for assessing their activities and a range of law enforcement peculiarities. ASEAN took an interest in the results of meetings of regional competition organizations annually held by the Commission, as well as the experience of shaping the EEC jurisdiction in this field. "Despite different integration levels in the EAEU and ASEAN, and dissimilarities in the EEC and ASEAN competition jurisdiction, our two integration associations have the same goal, namely to enable fair competition," Armine Hakobyan stressed. "To achieve this goal, we are ready to explore best practices of each other and introduce them into our work." The meeting participants endorsed the Commission's proposal to continue discussions at seminars and consultations, as well as through taking part in the dialogue of regional integration organizations on competition.   The event was attended by representatives of competition authorities of the ASEAN countries, as well as the ASEAN Secretariat.  

08 Oct 2025 Maksim Yermalovich held working meeting with Bolat Sambetov, Deputy Chairman of Republic of Kazakhstan's Agency for Protection and Development of Competition On October 8 in Astana, Maksim Yermalovich, Minister in charge of Competition and Antitrust Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Commission, discussed topical issues in the field of competition with Bolat Sambetov, Deputy Chairman of the Agency for the Protection and Development of Competition of the Republic of Kazakhstan.   The two sides paid special attention to the issues of improving Kazakhstan's legislation regarding enforcement proceedings and the status of bailiffs. The discussion also covered some law enforcement matters including those related to reasoned submissions and compulsory enforcement of the Commission's decisions taken against violators of general competition rules. Moreover, the meeting reviewed the latest amendments to the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union in terms of challenging the Commission's decisions and actions in the field of competition to the EAEU Court. "The meeting resulted in agreeing the key directions of further joint work and possible formats for addressing antitrust regulation difficulties," Maksim Yermalovich pointed out. Furthermore, the two sides discussed the agenda of the upcoming meeting of the heads of the Union countries' authorized authorities and Maksim Yermalovich in the 5+1 format scheduled in Brest for October 2025. 

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