- 07:11 01/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 1 (RIA Novosti)
The three former Soviet republics forming a customs union - Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan - are introducing a common economic space from January 1.
- 15:52 19/12/2011 MOSCOW, December 19 (RIA Novosti)
The leaders of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan approved at their summit on Monday Russian Industry and Trade Minister Viktor Khristenko as head of the Eurasian Economic Commission, a new supranational body to integrate the three former Soviet republics within a common economic space.
- 15:24 19/12/2011 MOSCOW, December 19 (RIA Novosti)
The presidents of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan gathered for a summit on Monday to discuss the three countries' integration within a common economic space and the Eurasian Economic Community, a post-Soviet economic bloc intended to promote cooperation both with Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.
- 21:01 19/10/2011 ST. PETERSBURG, October 19 (RIA Novosti)
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Wednesday urged Ukraine to get rid of its political phobias over accession to the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.
- 13:22 18/10/2011 KIEV, October 18 (RIA Novosti)
Ukraine may move closer to the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan if the European Union blocks its association agreement with Kiev, Ukraine's Social Policy Minister Serhiy Tyhypko said.
- 14:37 05/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 5 (RIA Novosti)
Kiev can not join the Moscow-led Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, a concession necessary to get a discount on Russian gas, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kostyantyn Hryshchenko said on Monday.
- 05:53 05/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 5 (RIA Novosti)
Kyrgyzstan is ready to join the post-Soviet Customs Union while retaining the WTO member status, Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev said in an interview with the Rossiiskaya Gazeta government daily on Monday.
- 14:27 24/08/2011 ULAN UDE, Russia, August 24 (RIA Novosti)
Russia wants Ukraine to become a fully-fledged member of the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, President Dmitry Medvedev reiterated on Wednesday.
- 14:03 20/07/2011 RIA Novosti, Ksenia Nekhorosheva
More than 20 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia is again herding former Soviet republics into a union to reap political advantages if not economic ones, analysts said on Wednesday.
- 15:51 12/07/2011 MOSCOW, July 12 (RIA Novosti)
Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, which have recently formed a common economic space (CES), should start talks to create a free trade zone with the European Union, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.
- 03:52 19/05/2011
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will pay a working visit to the Belarusian capital Minsk on Thursday to attend a meeting of the Interstate Council of the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, the cabinet said.
- 12:07 11/04/2011
The Kyrgyz government on Monday approved a plan to join a post-Soviet customs union and common economic space.
- 15:25 07/04/2011
Ukraine could save $8 billion a year on gas, if it joins the post-Soviet customs union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, Gazprom Deputy CEO Valery Golubev said on Thursday.
- 14:11 07/04/2011
Ukraine will craft its relations with the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan in a 3+1 format, the country's president said on Thursday.
- 12:55 30/03/2011
The lower house of the Kazakh parliament approved on Wednesday an agreement between Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia on a common oil and oil products market.
- 19:18 15/03/2011
The creation of a common economic space between Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus is a highly promising project, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday.
- 22:05 03/03/2011
Ukraine's accession to the Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan Customs Union would expedite the creation of a free-trade zone with the EU and help ensure global food security, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said on Thursday.
- 12:17 10/02/2011
Russia could share experience with Kyrgyzstan on entering the Customs Union, currently made up of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, Andrei Belyaninov, the head of Russia's Customs Service said on Thursday.
- 11:39 28/12/2010
Kyrgyzstan is interested in joining the Customs Union and the common economic space between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, the country's prime minister, Almazbek Atambayev, said on Friday.
- 18:54 21/12/2010
The lower house of the Belarusian parliament ratified on Tuesday all of the documents required to establish a common economic space between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.
- 01:21 08/12/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will meet with his Belorussian counterpart Sergei Sidorsky on Wednesday to discuss the common economic space between the two countries.
- 21:29 07/12/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev explained on Tuesday how the country will join the World Trade Organization.
- 18:45 26/11/2010
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said on Friday his country was considering joining the Customs Union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.
- 02:08 23/11/2010
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will attend on Tuesday a joint session of top Russian and Belarusian diplomatic bodies in Minsk.
- 16:36 17/11/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called on the government on Wednesday to speed up the ratification of documents on the common economic space of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.
- 15:55 11/11/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has promised to tackle red tape over stem cell imports that emerged after the creation of the Customs Union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.
- 10:07 31/10/2010
Vietnam is considering creating a free trade zone with the post-Soviet customs union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, Vietnam's President Nguyen Minh Triet said on Sunday.
- 20:16 24/09/2010
The lower chamber of the Russian parliament, the State Duma, ratified on Friday two agreements on the Customs Union between Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus.
- 14:18 02/09/2010
It is too early to talk about the complete abolition of customs control on the territory of the Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan Customs Union, a senior Belarusian Customs official said on Thursday.
- 04:17 24/08/2010
The Russian, Belarusian and Kazakh interior ministers will meet on Tuesday in Astana to discuss joint measures aimed at preventing a possible rise in illegal goods trafficking within the Customs Union, the Belarusian Interior Ministry has said.
- 16:50 16/08/2010
The Customs Union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will provide a platform for cooperation between government and business, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told a meeting on the investment climate in Russia's Sochi on Monday.
- 12:53 04/08/2010
Russia will soon send revised terms for its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) to interested WTO member states reflecting its plans to join as part of a customs union with Belarus and Kazakhstan, Moscow's chief WTO negotiator Maxim Medvedkov said on Tuesday.
- 21:55 29/07/2010
Belarus and Russia have suggested that Kazakhstan switch to common rail freight tariffs, head of Belarusian Railways Anatoly Sivak said on Thursday.
- 17:16 22/07/2010
Belarus did not exclusively pursue its own interests by joining the Customs Union with Russia and Kazakhstan and the Union State with Russia, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday.
- 15:30 19/07/2010
Foreign airplanes and spare parts bought by Belarus and Kazakhstan will be exempt from import duties until July 1, 2014, the Russia-Kazakhstan-Belarus Customs Union said on Monday.
- 13:56 07/07/2010
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has signed laws on the ratification of a number of documents on the Russian, Belarusian and Kazakh Customs Union code, the Belarusian national Internet website dealing with legal issues said.
- 06:07 06/07/2010
The Customs Code, making the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan fully operational, comes into force on Tuesday.
- 13:17 05/07/2010
Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan signed on Monday a declaration that sees a Customs Code enter into force and makes the Customs Union fully operational, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said.
- 10:48 05/07/2010
Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan signed on Monday a declaration putting the Customs Code into force and making the Customs Union fully operational, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said.
- 10:33 05/07/2010
Parcels being sent to Russia are being stuck at customs offices because of new Customs Code regulations, Russian business daily Vedomosti said on Monday.
- 16:56 03/07/2010
Belarus has ratified all documents concerning the Customs Union with Russia and Kazakhstan, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Saturday.
- 10:00 03/07/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called on Saturday a Customs Union with Belarus and Kazakhstan an “absolute priority” for Russia and urged the government to pay special attention to the issue.
- 17:50 01/07/2010
Russia expects all three member states of a new customs union to actively contribute to the work it carries out, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
- 22:53 30/06/2010
Belarus's parliament ratified on Wednesday the customs code for the country's Customs Union with Russia and Kazakhstan, two sources in the parliament said.
- 22:11 30/06/2010
Belarus's parliament ratified on Wednesday the customs code for the country's Customs Union with Russia and Kazakhstan, two sources in the parliament said.
- 13:29 30/06/2010
Belarus will consider on Wednesday the ratification of the Customs code for a Customs Union with Russia and Kazakhstan, the Russian deputy economic development minister said on Wednesday.
- 13:33 28/06/2010
A common Customs Code for the three countries will take effect on July 1, 2010
- 20:09 18/06/2010
Belarus will sign Customs Union documents if Russia cancels petroleum products duties now and oil duties from January 2011, President Alexander Lukashenko said Friday.
- 16:23 17/06/2010
The issue of whether Belarus will join the Customs Union will be settled at the summit of the Eurasian Economic Community (Eurasec) in July, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said on Thursday.
- 15:12 11/06/2010
Russia is not ready to exclude export duties on oil and gas from a Customs Union with Belarus and Kazakhstan, the Russian ambassador to Belarus said on Friday
- 02:37 11/06/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met on Thursday evening with his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev to discuss the Customs Union, preparations for the G20 summit and cooperation in nuclear energy and space.
- 19:18 10/06/2010
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has set off for Russia on a working visit, the presidential press service said on Thursday.
- 12:35 08/06/2010
Belarus has released a list of trade problems with Russia that it says hinder the signing of a Customs Union agreement, a Russian business daily said on Tuesday
- 22:58 07/06/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko discussed plans for a Customs Union between the two countries and Kazakhstan during a telephone conversation on Monday, the Kremlin said.
- 14:54 04/06/2010
Belarusian Economics Minister Nikolai Snopkov confirmed on Friday the country's intention to ratify the Customs Code and join the Customs Union with Russia and Kazakhstan on July 1.
- 15:04 03/06/2010
Belarus actively backs the creation of the Customs Union between Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan, a spokesman for the Belarusian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday
- 09:59 03/06/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a federal law ratifying the Customs Code, which paves the way for the creation of a Customs Union with Belarus and Kazakhstan, the Kremlin said on its website
- 16:52 01/06/2010
Belarus is ready to make concessions to push through the creation of a Customs Union with Russia and Kazakhstan, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday
- 23:26 29/05/2010
The Belarusian government on Saturday reiterated its commitment to integrate into a customs union with Russia and Kazakhstan.
- 22:04 28/05/2010
Russia and Kazakhstan will jointly enter the World Trade Organization if Belarus fails to approve agreements on the Customs Union the three former Soviet states are trying to build, the Russian premier said Friday.
- 14:04 26/05/2010
The Customs Union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will most likely fail to agree on common export duties for oil and cars by July 1, the chairman of the Belarus State Customs Committee said on Wednesday.
- 13:25 24/05/2010
The Customs Union between Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus, planned to come into full effect this summer, may begin operations without Belarus, Vedomosti business daily reported on Monday.
- 12:53 22/05/2010
The Customs Union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will not start work at full strength on schedule, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Saturday.
- 11:36 22/05/2010
The Customs Union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will not begin to operate at full strength on schedule, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Saturday.
- 23:50 21/05/2010
The premiers of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan failed on Friday to resolve disputes over the entry into force of their joint customs code on July 1, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said.
- 21:49 14/05/2010
The Russian government approved on Friday the treaty on the Customs Code for the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, and sent it to the president to be ratified by the parliament.
- 07:52 28/04/2010
Russia has shown the United States the entire package of documents regarding the Customs Union being established with Belarus and Kazakhstan
- 16:34 27/04/2010
Ukraine's joining a customs union including Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan is impossible, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said on Tuesday.
- 13:25 26/04/2010
Ukraine, which is negotiating a free-trade agreement with the European Union, is unlikely to join a customs union with three ex-Soviet republics, the EU enlargement commissioner said on Monday.
- 19:15 20/04/2010
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that Russia's actions were undermining the foundations of the Customs Union.
- 14:42 05/03/2010
The Customs Union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan could well adopt a single currency at some point in the future, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said on Friday.
- 15:28 26/02/2010
There are no real legal obstacles to prevent Ukraine from joining the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Friday.
- 13:45 17/02/2010
Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine's president-elect, is prepared to initiate talks on the country's entry into the Customs Union with Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, a Russian business daily reported on Wednesday.
- 12:47 05/01/2010
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has ratified a number of agreements within the framework of the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, Belarus's official law portal said on Tuesday.
- 13:40 04/01/2010
The speaker of the lower house of Russia's parliament, the State Duma, said on Monday a customs union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan would boost economic growth in the three countries and could raise their GDP by 14-15% by 2015.
- 21:52 02/01/2010
Russia's position at negotiations on a 2010 agreement for oil deliveries to Belarus is seriously undermining the new Customs Union between Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan, a Belarusian government source said on Saturday.
- 01:19 01/01/2010
Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will use common customs tariffs starting January 1 in line with an agreement to form a customs union.
- 17:19 19/12/2009
The presidents of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan agreed Saturday to create a single economic space by January 1, 2012.
- 03:02 19/12/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev begins his three-day visit to Kazakhstan on Saturday to discuss a customs union and a single economic space with presidents of Kazakhstan and Belarus.
- 20:36 27/11/2009
The presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia signed a package of deals on Friday to create a customs union with common tariffs, paving the way for a single economic space.
- 00:28 27/11/2009
The presidents of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan are expected to sign a deal on a Customs Union between the three ex-Soviet nations on Friday in Minsk.
- 17:22 24/11/2009
The presidents of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will sign a deal on a Customs Union between the three ex-Soviet republics in Minsk on November 27, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.
- 19:43 16/10/2009
Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus will launch their Customs Union on January 1, 2010, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.
- 17:51 26/09/2009
There are no obstacles to the creation of a Customs Union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, a Russian first deputy prime minister said on Saturday.
- 15:04 25/09/2009
Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus will seek to join the World Trade Organization at the same time and on equal terms as members of a customs union, a Russian first deputy prime minister said on Friday.
- 23:02 04/09/2009
- 15:47 22/05/2009
Members of the post-Soviet Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) plan to speed up the setting up of a customs union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, a Russian deputy economics minister said Friday.
- 19:44 21/05/2009
Russia and Kazakhstan signed on Thursday a memorandum on establishing a customs union during bilateral negotiations in Astana.
- 20:59 04/02/2009
- 16:51 20/06/2008
- 11:25 03/06/2008
The Kazakh parliament has ratified an agreement on establishing a customs union within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Community (Eurasec), a spokesman for the upper house of parliament said on Tuesday.
- 10:38 23/04/2008
Deputy prime ministers of the Eurasian Economic Community (Eurasec), a grouping of ex-Soviet countries, will meet in Moscow on Wednesday to discuss establishing a customs union.
- 16:18 25/01/2008
- 17:40 03/10/2006
A customs union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus must be formed by March 2007, Kazakhstan's president said Tuesday.
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