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Putin says Russia passed economic recession

Putin says Russia passed economic recession

 Russia has concluded the post-Soviet stage of development. Formation of the Customs Union and Single Economic Space with Belarus and Kazakhstan are the most significant step since collapse of the USSR, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said at the parliament, reporting on activities of 2011.

Valentina Matviyenko says Eurasian Economic Union is open for all

Chairwoman of the Federation Council of Russia Valentina Matviyenko said that the Eurasian Economic Union is open for all, News Kazakhstan reports.She noted that EurAsEC is developing according to norms of the EU and WTO. The official reminded that Europe needed 40 years to transform the European Coal and Steel Community into the European Union. Development of the Customs Union, Single Economic Space and the Eurasian Economic Union is more dynamic.

EEC considers Kyrgyz membership request

The Eurasian Economic Commission has formed a working group to consider Kyrgyz membership in the Customs Union, EEC Minister for trade Andrey Slepnev said, RIA Novosti reports.The Customs Union was formed within the framework of the EurAsEC and Kyrgyzstan is involved. It joined the Customs Union in October 2011. Kyrgyz Prime Minister Omurbek Babanov said on October 18, 2011, that Russian media were talking about membership in the Customs Union early.

Russian president dismisses minister for industry and trade

 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has awarded former Minister for Industry Victor Khristenko with the Order of Honour for contribution to the state policy in industry and longstanding scrupulous work, RIA Novosti reports.Khristenko was dismissed as Minister for Industry and Trade and became a member of the Eurasian Economic Commission, a new constant structure for regulating the Customs Union and the Single Economic Space of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan,.

Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus distribute responsibilities within ECE

Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus distribute responsibilities within ECE

The presidents of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan have taken another step towards the economic integration of their countries, after they signed a number of documents regulating the activities of the Eurasian Economic Commission at the meeting of the Supreme Economic Council of the ECE.

Formation of Eurasian Economic Commission ratified

The Federation Council has ratified the deal on formation of the Eurasian Economic Commission, a supranational structure for the integration processes of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, which will replace the Customs Union on July 1, 2012, RIA Novosti reports.

Experts discuss prospects of Eurasian Union at FEAM

Ideas of interstate integration, the Eurasian and Customs Union will become clearer and will receive social support if they are presented in simpler language and based on examples, Editor-in-Chief of RIA Novosti Svetlana Mironyuk said.

Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus form union

Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus form union

Leaders of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus have signed formation of a Common Economic Space. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev does not rule out that the Eurasian Economic Union may be formed by 2015, he said at a press conference after the signing today.

Russian, Belorussian and Kazakh presidents to meet tomorrow

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Belorussian President Alexander Lukashenko and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev are going to meet in Moscow tomorrow, November 18th, Interfax reports.The parties are going to discuss further steps of integration in the framework of the Eurasian Union promoted by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.