Atambayev signs Kyrgyzstan EEU accession law

Kyrgyzstan EEU accession: President Almazbek Atambayev today signed off on a law that officially paves the way…

Kyrgyzstan joins Eurasian Economic Union

Kyrgyzstan joins Eurasian Economic Union: At a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Moscow yesterday,…

Russia signs off on $1bn Kyrgyz development fund

Russia signs off on $1bn Kyrgyz development fund: The Russian government yesterday voted to allocate $500m from…

EEU single currency union schedule should be accelerated, says Myasnikovich

EEU single currency union schedule: Former Belarusian Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich  yesterday called on EEU member…

Putin cancels visit to Kazakhstan, illness suspected

Putin cancels visit to Kazakhstan: Russian President Vladimir Putin has canceled a visit to Astana to see his…

EEU single currency moves up Putin’s agenda despite tensions

Single currency for EEU: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has asked his government, the Central Bank and…

Greek-Eurasian Business Council President takes a swipe at sanctions

The Greek-Eurasian Business Council got off to a combative start yesterday, with its first president Dr. Spyros…

Iran and EEU consider customs agreement

Iran and EEU  are looking at signing an agreement to reduce customs duties between the two countries,…

Russia needs two years to adapt to crisis, Medvedev tells EEU chiefs

Russia needs two years to adapt to crisis  Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, this week told the…

EEU focus should be on energy, exports and manufacturing – Kobyakov

EEU focus: A common energy market and increased cooperation in the fields of export and manufacturing cooperation…

Kyrgyzstan accession to EEU gets all clear from Chairman Khristenko

Kyrgyzstan accession to EEU: EEU Chairman Viktor Khristenko today announced that all the remaining obstacles to Kyrgystan’s…

Turganov calls for Russian import ban to protect local industry

Turganov calls for Russian import ban: The Deputy Mayor of Kazkhstan’s Pavlodar region has appealed to the…

Belarus could leave EEU if agreements broken, Lukashenko warns

Belarus could leave EEU: Belarus’s continuing participation in the Eurasian Economic Union should not be taken…

Israel and EEU in advanced talks over free trade agreement

Israel and EEU: Israel and the EEU are in advanced talks about the establishment of a free trade…

China and EEU to cooperate, promises Foreign Ministry

China and EEU:  A spokesperson from China’s Foreign Ministry has promised that Russia’s eastern neighbour will cooperate with…

Russia calls for dialogue between Eurasian Economic Union and EU

Russia calls for dialogue: Russia’s ambassador to the  EU Vladimir Chizhov last week urged Brussels to launch talks with…

Armenia joins Eurasian Economic Union

Armenia joins Eurasian Economic Union: On January 2 2015, Armenia was officially admitted into the Eurasian…

Armenian EEU membership ratified by Duma

Armenian EEU membership:  The lower house of Russia’s parliament today ratified the treaty clearing the way for…

Transparency International downgrades Russia

Transparency International: Russia has dropped from 127th to 136th place in this year’s Corruption Perceptions Index that…

EEU dollar and euro transactions may be banned by 2030

EEU dollar and euro transactions: The EEU is considering banning dollar and euro transactions between member…

TAP invites tenders for Greek and Albanian compressor stations

TAP invites tenders: The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) has issued Invitations to Tender for its Greek and…

Mercosur and Eurasian Economic Union work towards cooperation

Mercosur and Eurasian Economic Union: Latin America’s Mercosur and the EEU are getting ready to embark on…

$500m Kyrgyz-Russian Development Fund gets official green light

Kyrgyz-Russian Development Fund: The governments of Kyrgyzstan and Russia yesterday signed an agreement that will lead to…

Eurasian Economic Union talks FTZs with 40 states – Naryshkin

Eurasian Economic Union talks FTZs: Around 40 countries across the world have expressed an interest in…