... rhetoric of unity and cooperation, the removal of internal trade barriers is not reality. Trade disputes between member states has resulted in the temporary resumption of customs controls and bans on certain products. Shortly after the creation of the EEU, Belarus and Russia became embroiled an intense trade dispute following Russian’s bans on imports of European food products. The spat is largely a response to the alleged smuggling of prohibited products through Belarus to Russia, despite Russian regulations ...
... position in this process.
A “Multi-Vector” Policy as Credo?
REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
Nikolay Mezhevich:
Post-election Period in Belarus: Economy
Determines Politics
In the
joint statement
following their meeting in Moscow, the presidents of Russia and Belarus confirmed their commitment to the strategic priority of EEU integration with trade associations in the East and the West, including with the European Union. The strategic positions of Moscow and Minsk are similar; however, given the current foreign policy landscape, the approaches of the two allies are fundamentally ...
... reached under the EEU were not observed. This statement was prompted by the
restrictions
imposed in January by Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) on the supply of particular products from Belarus to Russia, bypassing the EEU.
The EEU is expected to become an effective economic union, bringing partner countries’ economies closer to each other.
With all this going on, the Belarusian authorities have
repeatedly stated
that the EEU integration is a priority for the ...
On January 1, 2015, the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) – a union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan – was officially launched. Armenia’s accession treaty came into force on January 2, 2015, while Kyrgyzstan is set to join the Union in May 2015. Tajikistan is taking an interest in the EEU as well. During a meeting between ...
