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The European Union is an important trading partner of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). The representatives of the business communities of the EAEU and the EU countries are interested in creating the most favorable conditions for promoting their mutual trade. This was stated by Timur Nurashev, Director of Technical Regulation and Accreditation Department of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) during the meeting with representatives of the European Commission at the EEC.

The representatives of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) took part in the First International Forum “PPP and ESG Investment Factors” held in Nur-Sultan (Republic of Kazakhstan).

The industry of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries should keep pace with the global industrialization process. The above conclusion was made by Nikolai Kushnarev, Director of the Industrial Policy Department of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), following his participation in the 18th session of the United Nations General Conference on Industrial Cooperation (UNIDO) held in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) on November 3 - 7.

The issues of reforming the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the coherence of WTO norms and agreements on the free trade zone (FTZ) were discussed by the participants in the session "Reform of the WTO and Free Trade Agreements: Opportunities and Prospects" held as part of the International Trade and Economic Forum in Shanghai (the People's Republic of China).

The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), the Executive Committee of the CIS EPC and the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) will establish joint recommendations for developing electric power industry and assessing capacity for renewable energy and energy digital transformation. This was agreed by participants of the joint international round table "Creation of common energy markets and role of renewable energy sources (RES) in improving energy security", which was a logical step forward to expand cooperation.

"The system of sectoral priorities in the agricultural sector will enable optimizing the chain of added value, with due regard to specialization and resources' provision to improve food security in the Eurasian region", – Alexander Subbotin, Member of the Board – Minister in charge of Industry and Agriculture of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) stated on November 1 at a scientific conference, dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine.

Tigran Sargsyan, Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), participated in the meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) held in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) from November 1-2 at the invitation of Abdulla Aripov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

"The Decision, accepted by the Intergovernmental Council on October 25 in Moscow, on persons authorized by foreign manufacturers to act as applicants for assessing conformity of imported products to requirements of the Union technical regulations is essential to creating an effective mechanism for monitoring the safety of imported products in the Eurasian Economic Union market ", – Viktor Nazarenko, Member of the Board – Minister in charge of Technical Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), stated.

On October 28, a delegation of government officials of the Trade and Economic and Defense Unit of the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand headed by Boonrod Srisombat, General of the Royal Thai Army, visited the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) headquarters.

Veronika Nikishina, Member of the Board – Minister in charge of Trade of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), told about the competitive advantages of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) pharmaceutical market, features for exporting medicinal and medical products manufactured by the Union, use of trade agreements for its support and development as well as a number of other matters on developing the pharmaceutical industry, at the conference "Development of the Eurasian Economic Union pharmaceutical market" held on October 28 at the International Trade Centre (ITC).