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Электронное приложение к журналу «Международная жизнь»
Author : Tair Mansurov
EurAsEC Secretary General, Doctor of Science (Economics, Political Science)
THE CONCEPT OF EURASIANISM is among
the most sought-after and promising lines of
modern social thought.
CURRENT Eurasian integration in the post-So-
viet space has its origins in the Project for the
Formation of a Eurasian Union of States (EAU),
first presented by Kazakhstan President Nursul-
tan Nazarbayev at Lomonosov Moscow State
University on March 28, 1994.
But in 1995-2000, despite numerous supporters, the EAU Project was not realized for
both objective and subjective reasons.
AT A MEETING in Minsk on May 23, 2000, the presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyr-
gyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan took a decision to establish a new economic organization
with international status, with wide powers to resolve issues of integration cooperation, a
clear structure and effective mechanisms and institutions.
On October 10, 2000, the heads of state of these five countries met in Astana and signed
a Treaty Establishing the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC), which went into
force on May 30, 2001. Five countries became members of the Community, and observer
status was granted to three countries (Armenia, Moldova and Ukraine).
THE SUCCESSFUL OPERATION of the Customs Union created the conditions for
deeper integration processes, which made it possible to proceed to the next stage of
Eurasian integration: the creation of a Single Economic Space (SES).
The main advantages of the SES include:
- creation of larger markets for national producers and consumers;
- economic growth and diversification through a reduction of barriers to the movement
of goods, services, capital and labor;
- along with a traditional expansion of mutual trade in the SES, priority is given to financial
and investment cooperation, scientific and industrial cooperation, and the development
of the human potential;
- increased business activity of large, medium and small enterprises; creation of interstate
industrial and trade associations and joint ventures;
- greater economic security for each member state and for the SES as a whole;
EurAsEC: From Integration Cooperation to a Eurasian Economic
Union