On December 14, at 12:30 Moscow time (GMT+3), the Valdai Club will host an online discussion, titled “The EAEU: What’s Next?”, following a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council.
The developments of 2020 became a challenge for the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the new board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), which has just taken the helm. In order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the EAEU countries, borders were closed, significant internal restrictions were introduced, which led to a decline in the economic activity of the member states.
At the same time, during the pandemic, there was a high level of coordination among the EAEU countries. Green corridors were organised for the movement of medical goods, the duty on the import of medical products and drugs necessary to fight the coronavirus was eliminated. Russian medical professionals provided assistance to the countries of the Union, and Russian non-profit organisations were engaged in the collection of humanitarian goods for shipment to the countries of the EAEU.
Despite the difficulties of the current year, in 2021 economists predict that the economies of the Union will grow by 3.2%. Against this background, there are calls to return to the topic of developing integration and searching for common answers to global challenges in the field of infrastructure, digitalisation, standards, as well as the climate agenda. What opportunities has the pandemic revealed for the EAEU? What steps can be expected in promoting integration within the EAEU? What are the main results of the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council? The participants in the discussion will answer these and other questions.
Speakers:
- Sergey Chernyshev, Assistant to the Member of the Board (Minister) for Trade of the EEC
- Alexander Knobel, Director of the Institute of International Economics and Finance of the Russian Academy of Foreign Trade
- Rakhim Oshakbaev, Director of the TALAP Center for Applied Research
Moderator:
- Timofei Bordachev, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club.
Working languages: Russian, English.
For accreditation, you must fill out the form on our website, indicate your personal mobile number and have the WhatsApp application installed.
Please send questions for speakers to press@valdaiclub.com or via WhatsApp to the number: +79269307763. Be sure to include your name and title, as well as the name of the speaker to whom the question is being addressed. Questions will be asked during the Q&A session.
A link to the live broadcast of the discussion will be posted on all online platforms used by the Valdai Club: on the website, on Facebook, Vkontakte, Instagram, Telegram and Twitter.
