The European market remains a dream for Kyrgyz exporters
In 2016, the European Union (EU) granted Kyrgyzstan Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) status. The new status meant reduced...
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Key Kazakh interests in working with Europe
During the past decade, a significant boost was given to cooperation between Kazakhstan and the European Union (EU). In 2015,...
Towards a new EU Strategy for Central Asia
Tactics or Strategy? Ten years after the inception of the European Union’s (EU) Strategy for Central Asia, in June 2017...
Renewing EU and US Soft Power in Central Asia
Western influence in Central Asia is at an all-time low since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Throughout the 1990s...
On a positive note…
Opportunities for Central Asia Central Asia receives rather limited attention when compared to other parts of the world, and when...
Implementation and review of the European Union – Central Asia Strategy: Recommendations for EU action
This paper, commissioned by the European Parliament, assesses the implementation of the European Union (EU) Strategy for Central Asia and...
What role for the European Parliament in Central Asia?
The challenges – internally and externally – for the new European legislature are numerous. Despite being only a small part...
How does Central Asia view the EU?
Much has been written about European policies and views regarding Central Asia. But how do Central Asians see the EU?...
Как воспринимают Европейский союз в Центральной Азии?
О европейском восприятии Центральной Азии и возможностях Евросоюза по достижению поставленных задач в этом регионе написано немало. О том, как...
Is the EU downscaling political engagement in Central Asia?
As of 1 March 2014, the European Union (EU) will no longer have a high representative (EUSR) to Central Asia....
Mapping EU development aid to Central Asia
This collection of factsheets provides an overview of European Union (EU) aid allocations to Central Asia (2007-13) through various geographical and regional...
EU-US cooperation in Central Asia: parallel lines meet in infinity?
The European Union (EU) and the United States (U.S.) have many shared interests in Central Asia, but follow different approaches....