Member states of the Eurasian Economic Union | |
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Category | Sovereign states |
Location | Eurasian Economic Union |
Created |
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Number | 5 (as of 2019) |
Possible types |
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Populations | 182,519,270 |
Areas | 20,260,431 km2 (7,822,596 sq mi) |
Government |
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The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) currently comprises 5 member states, which are party to the founding treaties of the EEU and thereby subject to the privileges and obligations of membership. The constituent states of the EEU are placed under binding laws and have equal representation within the EEU's executive and judicial bodies. They do however retain considerable autonomy, and must be unanimous for the EEU to adopt policies or new member states. Consensus is a founding principle of the EEU. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
In 2000 six states created the EEU's predecessor, the Eurasian Economic Community. In 2010 three core states (Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan) pursued integration and founded the Eurasian Customs Union and the Single Economic Space. The three states are the founding members of the Eurasian Economic Union. The remaining states have acceded in subsequent enlargements. On 9 October 2014 Armenia signed the treaty and became the newest member state of the EEU on accession on 2 January 2015. [6] Kyrgyzstan signed an accession treaty on 23 December 2014, which came into force on 6 August 2015. [7] [8]
Iran joined into a free trade agreement with the EEU in October 2018, following months of negotiations with Russia. The deal included 862 commodity items. [9]
In order to accede, a state must fulfill the economic and political requirements. Enlargement of the Union is also subject to the consent of all existing members and the candidate's adoption of the existing body of EEU law and implementing previous decisions made by the Eurasian Commission, which become part of the EEU's regulatory framework.[ citation needed ]
At the moment, there are 183,438,872 people residing in the EAEU countries.
Country | Population | World position | |
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June 1, 2017 | July 14, 2019 | ||
Armenia | 2,981,500 | 2,962,100 | 135 () |
Belarus | 9,498,600 | 9,465,300 | 93 () |
Kazakhstan | 18,014,200 | 18,512,464 | 62 (3) |
Kyrgyzstan | 6,140,200 | 6,389,500 | 110 () |
Russia | 146,804,372 | 146,793,744 | 9 () |
Summary | 183,438,872 | 184,123,108 | 8 () |
Country | HDI by year | |||||
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2015 | 2017 | 2018 | ||||
Russia | 0,804 (0,001) | 49 | 0,816 (0,012) | 49 | 0,824 (0,008) | 49 |
Belarus | 0,796 (0,002) | 52 | 0,808 (0,012) | 53 | 0,817 (0,009) | 50 |
Kazakhstan | 0,794 (0,001) | 56 | 0,800 (0,006) | 58 | 0,817 (0,017) | 50 |
Armenia | 0,743 (0,002) | 84 | 0,755 (0,012) | 83 | 0,760 (0,005) | 81 |
Kyrgyzstan | 0,662 (0,002) | 120 | 0,672 (0,010) | 122 | 0,674 (0,002) | 122 |
Medium | 0,760 (0,001) | 0,770 (0,010) | 0,778 (0,008) |
Each state has representation in the institutions of the Eurasian Economic Union. Full membership gives the government of a member state one seat in the Supreme Council of the Eurasian Economic Union and the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council. All major decisions are taken by consensus, although decisions taken by the Eurasian Commission require a qualified majority vote. Votes in the commission are weighted so that every country has 3 votes. The Presidency of the Supreme Council of the Eurasian Economic Union rotates between each of the member states, allowing each state one year to help direct the agenda of the EEU. [3] [4]
The national governments appoint 3 members each to the Eurasian Commission (in accord with all the heads of state of the EEU), 2 members each to the Eurasian Court (in accord with other members) and the Eurasian Development Bank. Representation is therefore designed to prevent larger states from carrying more weight in negotiations. [3] [4]
Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union
Signatory | Date | Institution | AB | Deposited | Reference | ||
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Belarus | 9 Oct 2014 | Council of the Republic | 64 | 0 | 0 | 1 Jan 2015 | [29] |
9 Oct 2014 | House of Representatives | Approved | [30] | ||||
9 Oct 2014 | Presidential Assent | Granted | [31] | ||||
Kazakhstan | 9 Oct 2014 | Senate | Approved | [32] | |||
1 Oct 2014 | Majilis | 101 | 0 | 3 | [33] | ||
14 Oct 2014 | Presidential Assent | Granted | [34] | ||||
Russia | 1 Oct 2014 | Federation Council | 140 | 0 | 0 | [35] | |
26 Sep 2014 | State Duma | 441 | 0 | 1 | [36] | ||
3 Oct 2014 | Presidential Assent | Granted | [37] |
Treaty on the accession of the Republic of Armenia to the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union
Signatory | Date | Institution | AB | Deposited | Reference | ||
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Armenia | 4 Dec 2014 | National Assembly | 103 | 7 | 1 | 2 Jan 2015 | [38] |
30 Dec 2014 | Presidential Assent | Granted | [39] | ||||
Belarus | 19 Dec 2014 | Council of the Republic | Approved | [40] | |||
19 Dec 2014 | House of Representatives | Approved | [41] | ||||
29 Dec 2014 | Presidential Assent | Granted | [42] | ||||
Kazakhstan | 19 Dec 2014 | Senate | Approved | [43] | |||
18 Dec 2014 | Majilis | Approved | [44] | ||||
24 Dec 2014 | Presidential Assent | Granted | [45] | ||||
Russia | 17 Dec 2014 | Federation Council | 149 | 0 | 0 | [46] | |
10 Dec 2014 | State Duma | 441 | 1 | 0 | [47] | ||
22 Dec 2014 | Presidential Assent | Granted | [48] |
Treaty on the accession of the Kyrgyz Republic to the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union
Signatory | Date | Institution | AB | Deposited | Reference | ||
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Armenia | 16 Jun 2015 | National Assembly | 91 | 4 | 0 | 12 Aug 2015 | [49] |
18 Jun 2015 | Presidential Assent | Granted | |||||
Belarus | 26 Jun 2015 | Council of the Republic | Approved | [50] | |||
30 Jun 2015 | House of Representatives | Approved | [51] | ||||
24 Jul 2015 | Presidential Assent | Granted | [52] | ||||
Kazakhstan | 1 Jul 2015 | Majilis | Approved | [53] | |||
9 Jul 2015 | Senate | Approved | [54] | ||||
5 Aug 2015 | Presidential Assent | Granted | [55] | ||||
Kyrgyzstan | 20 May 2015 | Supreme Council | 96 | 2 | 0 | [56] | |
21 May 2015 | Presidential Assent | Granted | [57] | ||||
Russia | 01 Jul 2015 | State Duma | 437 | 0 | 2 | [58] | |
08 Jul 2015 | Federation Council | Approved | [59] | ||||
13 Jul 2015 | Presidential Assent | Granted | [60] |
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