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Eastern Partnership, Russia & Central Asia
Building a common area of shared democracy, prosperity, stability and increased cooperation with in its neighbourhood is a top priority for the EU. To this end the EU has built a close partnership with six countries to its East, with both bilateral and multilateral dimensions. Cooperative relations with Russia, the EU’s largest neighbour and a key regional and global player, are also critical for the EU.
NUR-SULTAN – On 15 August during his working visit the European Union's Special Representative for Central Asia (EUSR) Peter Burian was received by President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
NUR-SULTAN, 22 July 2019 – The European Union provides EUR 2 million to realise a UNDP implemented, triangular project that will enable Afghan women to graduate from higher education institutions in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
On Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 July 2019, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Ms Federica Mogherini, visited Turkmenistan and the Kyrgyz Republic.
NUR-SULTAN – More than 30 Kazakh national experts, representatives of ministries and industries learned from the European Union (EU) experience on water quality management. The three-day training was organised by the EU-funded project WECOOP in cooperation with International Green Technologies and Investments Centre (IGTIC) and aims to assist Kazakhstan in improving its water quality management capabilities.
The European Union has launched the SWITCH-Asia Programme in 2007 to support Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) and the transition to green economy in Asia. The programme has been extended to Central Asia in 2019.
