Political Interaction between the Central Asian Participants of the EAEU and the European Union

Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan combine their membership in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) - the most large-scale and dynamically developing integration association in the Post-Soviet space -with an active participation in projects and programs of the European Union (EU). This economic and political a...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:908de39476f0446e8362b11ca521378d2021-11-07T14:45:03ZPolitical Interaction between the Central Asian Participants of the EAEU and the European Union2542-02402587-932410.23932/2542-0240-2019-12-2-98-116https://doaj.org/article/908de39476f0446e8362b11ca521378d2019-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ogt-journal.com/jour/article/view/441https://doaj.org/toc/2542-0240https://doaj.org/toc/2587-9324Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan combine their membership in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) - the most large-scale and dynamically developing integration association in the Post-Soviet space -with an active participation in projects and programs of the European Union (EU). This economic and political alliance is aimed at the regional integration of its 28 member countries located mainly in Europe. The EU is simultaneously actively involved in the economic and political processes in the Post-Soviet space, including its Central Asian segment. The EU strategy in the Central Asian region is aimed at bilateral and regional cooperation with its partners, among which Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan occupy an important place. The bilateral partnership and cooperation agreements concluded between them and the EU have become the main instruments providing the European Union with influence in these countries. The EU accession in the Central Asian region and the promotion of a united Europe’s interests combine with the attention of the EU institutions and structures to important areas of Central Asia development. Among these areas are transport networks, energy, security, government, education and human rights. Although the integration in the EAEU and the EU, as well as the terms of trade and economic agreements concluded by the participants of the EAEU with the EU, has a number of distinctive features, this does not become an obstacle to the aspirations of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan for in-depth cooperation with the EU -both in politics and economics. The EUs tactics of distancing itself from the EAEU, positioning the united Europe as a kind of an alternative to this integration union becomes a serious geopolitical challenge both for the EAEU and for the prospects of integration in Central Asia while maintaining Russia’s leading role in this process.D. B. MalyshevaАссоциация независимых экспертов «Центр изучения кризисного общества» (in English: Association for independent experts “Center for Crisis Society Studies”)articlethe eurasian economic unionthe european unionintegrationthe post-soviet central asiakazakhstankyrgyzstanextended partnershipprioritiesInternational relationsJZ2-6530ENRUКонтуры глобальных трансформаций: политика, экономика, право, Vol 12, Iss 2, Pp 98-116 (2019)
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collection DOAJ
language EN
RU
topic the eurasian economic union
the european union
integration
the post-soviet central asia
kazakhstan
kyrgyzstan
extended partnership
priorities
International relations
JZ2-6530
spellingShingle the eurasian economic union
the european union
integration
the post-soviet central asia
kazakhstan
kyrgyzstan
extended partnership
priorities
International relations
JZ2-6530
D. B. Malysheva
Political Interaction between the Central Asian Participants of the EAEU and the European Union
description Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan combine their membership in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) - the most large-scale and dynamically developing integration association in the Post-Soviet space -with an active participation in projects and programs of the European Union (EU). This economic and political alliance is aimed at the regional integration of its 28 member countries located mainly in Europe. The EU is simultaneously actively involved in the economic and political processes in the Post-Soviet space, including its Central Asian segment. The EU strategy in the Central Asian region is aimed at bilateral and regional cooperation with its partners, among which Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan occupy an important place. The bilateral partnership and cooperation agreements concluded between them and the EU have become the main instruments providing the European Union with influence in these countries. The EU accession in the Central Asian region and the promotion of a united Europe’s interests combine with the attention of the EU institutions and structures to important areas of Central Asia development. Among these areas are transport networks, energy, security, government, education and human rights. Although the integration in the EAEU and the EU, as well as the terms of trade and economic agreements concluded by the participants of the EAEU with the EU, has a number of distinctive features, this does not become an obstacle to the aspirations of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan for in-depth cooperation with the EU -both in politics and economics. The EUs tactics of distancing itself from the EAEU, positioning the united Europe as a kind of an alternative to this integration union becomes a serious geopolitical challenge both for the EAEU and for the prospects of integration in Central Asia while maintaining Russia’s leading role in this process.
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title Political Interaction between the Central Asian Participants of the EAEU and the European Union
title_short Political Interaction between the Central Asian Participants of the EAEU and the European Union
title_full Political Interaction between the Central Asian Participants of the EAEU and the European Union
title_fullStr Political Interaction between the Central Asian Participants of the EAEU and the European Union
title_full_unstemmed Political Interaction between the Central Asian Participants of the EAEU and the European Union
title_sort political interaction between the central asian participants of the eaeu and the european union
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