Tatiana
Valovaya, Member of the Board – Minister in charge of Integration and
Macroeconomic Policy of the Eurasian Economic Commission.
participated in a discussion in Laxenburg (Austria)
about the directions of further development of cooperation between the European
Union, the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), other integration associations and
countries of the Eurasian continent.
The discussion was held at the seminar “EU-EAEU in
greater Eurasia: long-term agenda for the economic cooperation” with the
participation of representatives of the EEC, EU, the Eurasian Development Bank,
research organizations and research institutes in Austria, Great Britain,
Hungary, China, Russia, Ukraine, France, Finland, Switzerland, and the United
States.
Tatiana Valovaya stated: “Despite the complexity of the situation when the dialogue on the
economic cooperation takes place, the movement towards the common market and
economic space within the EU and the EAEU could bring substantial benefits for
all. The negotiations started between the EAEU and China on the preparation of
agreements on trade and economic cooperation will be a major step towards the
formation of the Trans-Eurasian economic partnership.”
The seminar participants discussed a wide range of
issues on trade policy, migration, development of transport infrastructure and
energy, economic effects of integration. The need to build institutional
interaction between the European Commission and the Eurasian Economic
Commission was emphasized.
For Reference
The seminar
“EU-EAEU in greater Eurasia: long-term agenda for the economic cooperation” was
the final one in the first phase of the project “Challenges and opportunities
for the economic integration within the Eurasian space”, implemented by the
International Institute for applied systems analysis (IIASA).
The International
Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) was founded in 1972. Today its
activities are focused on applied researches on global issues that cannot be
resolved at the level of an individual state or academic discipline.