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Verbatim report of proceedings
Tuesday, 13 March 2018 - Strasbourg Revised edition

New agenda for the EU-Central Asia relations in the framework of the 13th Annual Ministerial Meeting (debate)
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  Laima Liucija Andrikienė, on behalf of the PPE Group. – Mr President, Central Asia has the potential to be a major gateway between Europe and Asia with a growing market and significant potential for investment and trade, so the EU’s new Strategy for Central Asia should provide a more forward-looking and goal-oriented vision and supporting tools. It would also help to respond adequately and timely to current challenges such as the ongoing democratisation processes in the region, fighting terrorism and extremism, as well as environmental issues.

In general, over the past years the geo-political environment has changed significantly in the region. The US has lost prestige, and its presence and its interest is decreasing in the region. The European Union, in spite of losing a bit of attraction because of the financial and refugee crisis and Brexit, can stay as active as China and Russia in the region – of course, not in a similar scope yet, but the EU is still key to Central Asia and its future.

Two new regional initiatives, China’s OBOR and the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union, are taking the lead in investment and could potentially transform Central Asia’s political landscape, so the necessary instruments should be implemented in Central Asian countries in order to keep Russia’s and China’s political and economic influence under control.

The EU should focus on realistic initiatives that fit with the existing regional projects, and the EU needs to be more actively present in each country of Central Asia in order to address the emerging geopolitical challenges and expand cooperation with the countries of the region.

 
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