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30 May 2025 EEC discussed issues of improving EAEU customs regulation On April 30, the Eurasian Economic Commission held a meeting of the high-level Working Group on improving customs regulation chaired by Ruslan Davydov, the EEC Minister in charge of Customs Cooperation. It discussed amendments to the Customs Code of the Eurasian Economic Union concerning the simplified movement of containers across the EAEU customs border. The issues of increasing the efficiency of applying the customs transit procedure, as well as the exchange of information on fish catches and fish products were considered. The Working Group participants agreed to continue discussing the most sensitive issues. The next face-to-face meeting of the Working Group is scheduled to be held in May this year.
30 May 2025 Maxim Ermolovich: "Meetings of regional competition organizations help develop more efficient competition policy around the world" The Eurasian Economic Commission, with the support of the Egyptian Competition Authority, held a working meeting of representatives of regional competition organizations in Cairo. It was attended by Maxim Ermolovich, the EEC Minister in charge of Competition and Antitrust Regulation. Such events, which have become traditional on the initiative of the EEC specialized unit, help international regional organizations cooperate constructively on relevant matters and share experience. The focus of the fifth meeting was on practices for efficient competition regulation. "We promote the benefits of regional cooperation, strengthen and expand interregional dialogue, adapt best competitive practices to the needs of each region and generate new ideas, which ultimately leads to a more efficient competitive policy around the world," believes Maxim Ermolovich. The EEC will continue to hold meetings of regional competition organizations. The fifth meeting was attended by the Chairman of the Egyptian Competition Authority, representatives of UNCTAD, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, the East African Community, the West African Economic and Monetary Union, the Economic Community of West African States, the Arab Competition Network, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, BRICS and the Caribbean Community.
27 May 2025 EEC adopted Recommendation on Developing Cooperation in Oil and Gas Mechanical Engineering The Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission at a meeting on May 27 approved the Recommendation "On Developing Cooperation in Manufacturing Oil and Gas Equipment in the Member States of the Eurasian Economic Union". The document recommends the EAEU countries to advance the production of oil and gas equipment taking into account the needs of its Member States, to share experience in developing and manufacturing in-demand oil and gas equipment, as well as to take into account the possibility of applying the financial support mechanism within the Union. A list of oil and gas mechanical engineering enterprises interested in participating in cooperation projects within the EAEU was also compiled and posted on the Commission's official website. "Building mutually beneficial cooperation between consumers and manufacturers within the Eurasian Economic Union will allow the participants to enhance competition and diversify the range of products manufactured and consumed, which will have a positive impact on the economies of our association," noted Goar Barseghyan, the EEC Minister in charge of Industry and Agriculture.
27 May 2025 EEC and Thailand intensify interaction Mikael Belluyan, Director of the Eurasian Economic Commission's Integration Development Department, and Somrudee Poopornanake, Deputy Director-General of European Affairs Department of the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs, discussed promising areas of cooperation between the EEC and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand. Mikael Belluyan noted that the Commission proposes to intensify joint work to expand trade between the Eurasian Economic Union states and the Kingdom of Thailand, including within the framework of the Memorandum of Cooperation. He also said that an industry seminar on the Eurasian economic agenda is planned to be held in June 2025 for representatives of the official circles and business community of Thailand. The parties discussed the possibility of holding the 3rd meeting of the joint working group on interaction between the EEC and the Government of Thailand, during which practical issues of cooperation, as well as a joint action plan will be considered. Somrudee Poopornanake supported the proposals and noted Thailand's willingness to enhance a dialogue with the EEC within the framework of the Memorandum and interest in the development of trade and economic cooperation with the EAEU countries, including in the context of exploring the possibility of creating an FTA between the EAEU, its Member States, and the Kingdom of Thailand. The Memorandum of Cooperation between the EEC and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand was signed on November 19, 2018. According to the document, the parties intend to cooperate in such areas as regional economic integration; trade policy; analysis of economic development and macroeconomic situation in the Member States of the Eurasian Economic Union and the Kingdom of Thailand; customs regulation; technical regulation; sanitary, veterinary-sanitary and phytosanitary quarantine measures; finance; transport; energy policy; the agricultural sector; competition policy and antitrust regulation; industry; intellectual property; consumer rights protection; information and communication technologies and digital economy; trade in services and investments; entrepreneurship development; public procurement; other areas of mutual economic interest.
27 May 2025 EEC Council improved procedure for restoring tariff preferences The Eurasian Economic Commission's Council decided to simplify the procedure for restoring tariff preferences. The document provides for an additional case where a declarant may exercise this right. When restoring tariff preferences, the declarant has the right to provide a certificate of origin, even if it has expired at the time of submitting a request to the customs authority. However, in this case, it is important that the certificate be valid on the date of registering the declaration for goods. The declarant does not have to submit the certificate of origin of goods if the customs authority has the possibility to verify the certificate using the electronic verification system. The decision was taken based on the analysis of the EAEU enforcement practice, as well as taking into account proposals of the business community.
26 May 2025 4th Eurasian Economic Forum announces registration for EEF 2025 in Minsk The registration is open for participants of the 4th Eurasian Economic Forum (EEF 2025), which will take place on June 26-27, 2025 in Minsk at the Minsk International Exhibition Center. The main theme of the Forum is "Strategy of Eurasian Economic Integration: Results and Prospects". The Forum architecture includes six major thematic sections. All areas of interaction within the EAEU are covered to the maximum extent possible: finance, industry and agriculture, energy, technical regulation and veterinary medicine, development of the EAEU internal market, trade, transport, customs regulation, public procurement, statistics, etc. The business program of the Forum includes a plenary session with the participation of the Heads of the EAEU states, as well as more than 30 thematic events: plenary sessions, round tables, business dialogues. The EEF 2025 Forum promises to become a landmark event for international cooperation in the Eurasian space. Its rich business program will feature not only delegates from the EAEU countries, but also from Observer States: Iran, Cuba, Uzbekistan. Official delegations from the UAE and Mongolia will also take part in the Forum. We invite media representatives to cover the 4th Eurasian Economic Forum and get access to the most relevant information on all its key events. The period for submitting applications is May 26 through June 18, 2025. In order to get accreditation it is necessary to fill in the registration form. The accreditation procedure is available here. For more information on the EEF 2025 program, please visit https://forum.eaeunion.org/ The main Forum events will be held in the BELEXPO Minsk International Exhibition Center (24, P. Medelka St., Minsk). The Eurasian Economic Forum is an annual business event of the Eurasian Economic Union, held alternately in the EAEU State chairing the Union's governing bodies: the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council and the EEC Council. The Forum is held in accordance with SEEC Decision No. 16 dated October 1, 2019. The event is aimed at managers of large, medium and small businesses of the Member States and third countries, heads and representatives of public authorities, as well as representatives of international organizations interested in developing interaction with the Union. The 1st Eurasian Economic Forum was held in Bishkek in May 2022. The 2nd Eurasian Economic Forum was held in Moscow in May 2023. The 3rd Eurasian Economic Forum was held in Yerevan from September 30 to October 1, 2024. In 2025, Belarus will host the Forum as the country currently chairing the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council.
26 May 2025 Elmira Arapova appointed Deputy Director of EEC Energy Department Elmira Arapova was born in Karagandy, Republic of Kazakhstan. In 1995, she graduated from E.A. Buketov Karagandy State University with a degree in international law; and in 2004, from Karagandy Financial Institute with a degree in accounting and audit. She started her career in 2000 in KTEK LLP. From 2001 to 2008, she worked in Karagandy Zhylu LLP. From 2008 to 2010, she worked at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Department of Oil Industry Development. From 2010 to 2024, she held senior management positions in the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan. From November 2024 to May 2025, she served as Deputy Director of the Department of Oil Transportation and Refining of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.  Since May 20, 2025 she was appointed Deputy Director of the Eurasian Economic Commission's Energy Department
26 May 2025 Georgy Arzumanyan: "Mutually beneficial cooperation using EEC support instruments will help strengthen the sustainability of industrial complexes in the EAEU" Representatives of the manufacturing industry unit of the Eurasian Economic Commission, headed by Georgy Arzumanyan, Deputy Director of the Industrial Policy Department, took part in the Syngas Nitrogen Russia and CIS annual international congress. Georgy Arzumanyan told the participants about the goals and possibilities of using financial and non-financial instruments to support industrial cooperation as one of the drivers of development for the Eurasian Economic Union economies. He noted the importance of active participation of chemical industrial enterprises in the creation of value chains utilizing the potential of all Member States, calling on businesses to be more actively involved in the work on creating and developing project initiatives within the framework of the supranational mechanism of financial support to joint cooperation projects. "The introduction of a new support instrument in the real sector will contribute not only to the financial sustainability of individual industrial enterprises, but also to the promotion of business processes on the path of technological development in the Eurasian space as a whole," emphasized Georgy Arzumanyan. Participation in the Congress helped inform the business community about the powers and instruments available to the Commission, which facilitate the development of industrial cooperation on priority economic activities within the EAEU. "I am confident that the positive implementation of the first projects within the framework of the supranational mechanism for supporting industrial cooperation projects will serve as an impetus for other interested enterprises of the Union States. I would like to believe that the new measure of cooperation support will enable joint promotion of the interests of entrepreneurs, increase the investment attractiveness of our countries and help reach a qualitatively new level of technological development," noted Georgy Arzumanyan. The Syngas Nitrogen Russia and CIS congress is dedicated to sharing practical experience in the construction and modernization of the largest enterprises in the synthesis gas processing industry, implementation of investment projects and attraction of investments to them, technical and technological improvement of enterprises producing nitrogen, methanol, ammonia and mineral fertilizers in Russia and CIS countries.
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