[000:00:00;00] or the olympic games, and the main story is that clubs are participating here, and accordingly, any existing club can take part in this league, uh, accordingly, for example, there is a club there, that’s how china was, invited, for example, to any an asian club, a turkish club, and they can easily come and take part, even any western club that wants to take part and compete for prizes can easily show up, today the whole world works according to the club system, all team sports, triathlon, cycling , i'm still surprised why wasn’t this done before, because well, this gives more opportunities in terms of the development of the sport, at the preliminary level everything was agreed upon, but ibu wrote letters and kindly asked not to participate, under the guise

that sanctions could be imposed on the national team on the federation china. so, the organizers are focusing on entertainment, so mass starts will be held in khantemantsi on november 18, and pursuit races will be held on november 19. the live broadcast of the competition will be shown on tv channel belarus 5. and my colleagues will go to hanteman sisk, so the first victorious emotions will await you also in our news releases, and of course, panoramas. these are the main ones. the events of this day, i say goodbye with this, the broadcast will continue with the program economic environment. today experts will discuss eurasian integration.

stay with us, it will be very interesting. good evening, this is the economic environment on belarus one satellite tv channel

belarus 24, an enterprise. the ministry of industry increased the production of import-substituting products. over 9 months, the increase was 8.5% compared to the same period last year. according to the relevant department, the most increased production volumes of grain and forage harvesting equipment by more than 77%, as well as integrated circuits of over sixty. exports also increased. over three quarters , belarus supplied almost $3 billion worth of import-substituted products. the kazakh authorities will control prices for socially significant goods. goods by hand, the decision was made due to a 5% increase in the consumer price index. let us recall that at the end of the twenty-second year, inflation in kazakhstan was at a record level, more than 19%. unemployment in the eu has decreased since the beginning of the year by more than 14%. according to the eurasian economic commission, at the end of september the number of unemployed in the union fell below 870,000 people, which is 20 basis points less than last year.

world rating agency. the economic forecast for the united states from stable to negative. according to analysts, the main factor in lowering the forecast is the accumulation of risks to fiscal stability, which cover the credit benefits of the state. in october, the us national debt updated its historical maximum of over 33 trillions of dollars. exports of belarusian goods in september hit a record high since the beginning of the year. it follows from the data of the national bank. in general , the foreign trade turnover of goods and services in belarus for 9 months amounted to almost $70 billion, which is 11% more than in the same period last year. belarus recorded the highest growth in industrial production among eu countries. this data is provided by the eurasian economic commission. the rate of industrial production downtime for 9 months was over 108% compared to the same period in the twenty-second year. index our country is more than twice the average for the eurasian union. the driver of growth in the industrial sector of belarus remains the manufacturing

industry. she added almost 10%. how is the eurasian economic union developing? what significant results have been achieved and what unresolved issues remain will be discussed with competent experts. right now. today we have experts in our studio who are well versed in the development of eurasian economic integration. olesya abramenko, deputy minister of economy belarus. elena morgunova is the first deputy chairman of the state. committee for standardization of belarus, andrey bolshakov, deputy chairman of the state customs committee of belarus. dear guests, good evening, good evening, eurasian economic union,

what is it and what goals does it pursue? on the one hand, the eurasian economic union is an international economic association, an established international economic association, on the other hand, it is an international organization regional economic. integration, yes, which ensures the free movement , as we know, of goods, services, capital, labor, yeah, and is aimed at increasing the economic growth of the member states, at ensuring the well-being of all citizens of this union, that is, some kind of supranational association, yes, which coordinates the national economies of the participating countries, is aimed at implementing both... well, in general, this is ensuring these

four basic freedoms, free movement of goods, free movement of services, labor, and capital, that is the provision of all these freedoms on the common territory. the eurasian economic union for all five of our countries, well, the distinctive feature i’ll probably also say is that our union provides itself completely with strength, from hydrocarbons, as we say, to uranium, plus we have very good food security indicators, well, in the world, we have second place in terms of depth of integration after the european union. andrey viktorovich, what problems do you think the eurasian economic system is designed to solve? union, well, how it was correctly noted that these are four freedoms , and indeed, probably the most important task is the freedom of movement of goods, capital, and the fact that our citizens can move freely within the eu without

customs control. but when our viewer looks at the news about eurasian integration, he is bombarded with a lot of abbreviations that are not always clear, yes, this is eac, eec, ves, ms and much more, so let’s figure it out, let’s explain to our viewers, how the management system of the eurasian economic union is structured and, most importantly, how the powers of supranational national bodies are delineated in a way, well, this is the eurasian economic union , it includes five states, belarus, russia, kazakhstan - these are the founders of this eurasian integration association in the economic space, subsequently... the united armenia and kyrgyzstan, that is, five countries , in terms of management, that means we have a supreme eurasian economic council, yeah, whose members are the heads of state, it meets at least

once a year, the second level of management is eurasian intergovernmental council, at the level of prime ministers of five countries, yes, five people, three, meet approximately once a quarter to resolve all economic issues, the third level is the deputy prime minister, council level, eurasian economic. the commission meets about once a month, there are about 30-40 issues on the agenda , which are discussed monthly, and the lower level , well, let’s say so, the lower one, yes, this is the board of the eurasian economic commission, it includes... representatives from each country , yes, ministers, members of the board, this is according to two ministers from each side, that is, this is 10 people, that is, this is a collegial body that is engaged in the operational tactical management of the eurasian economic union, strategic decisions are made, as you said, yes, that means it is important to note that the agreement on eurasian economic union, countries have agreed on what policy, in what area of ​​the economy they are pursuing, somewhere they are pursuing a unified policy, somewhere... somewhere they remain at

the national level, yes, that is, if customs and tariff measures are taken , let's say anti-dumping, special, compensatory measures in relation to third countries, this is a unified policy, this is not the national, supranational competence of the eurasian economic union, the commission, but the decision of the eurasian economic union, and expressed in the decisions of the board of the supreme council, they are binding on the country. if this decision is there, if this recommendation is advisory in nature, that is, each level, each governing body has its own types of decisions, and accordingly, if the decision is mandatory character. andrey viktorovich, what about the distinction between national and national bodies. the main distinction is, as alesya nikolaevna noted, this is, of course, an agreement on the union , the competence is clearly stated there, where this decision is made within the eu, and what is determined at the national level, and accordingly, the main

positions are the agreement, in terms of customs - this is the customs code, which spells out the decision, the competence of the commission, where the competence of national legislation is, for example, here is the decision of the eurasian economic court union, they are mandatory for execution by residents of belarus; see, if this is a decision, a court decision, it is binding , that is, any business entity can go to court to protect its interests, and the court will consider this or that dispute, to the extent that the decision of the commission, for example, is made in relation to this managing entity corresponds to the law of the union, this decision will be mandatory, the commission can also apply, and the member state can apply to the court for clarification, and the court issues an advisory opinion, it will be advisory in nature, that is , they express their opinion, to what extent, well, or let’s say they interpret the treaty of alliance,

but correctly. questions concern the fate of the people of five countries, of course, they cannot be solved so easily, therefore we need collegial bodies, a complex structure, and so on, but do i understand correctly that the eurasian economic union, in fact, it was created so that our states, the state participating countries, they ensured more dynamic economic development in interaction with each other, and through various mechanisms, well this is also what happens nikolaevna, yes, that is, each of the countries, yes, as if dealing with certain national interests, a balance must be found and countries are trying to find this balance between national and supranational interests in order to achieve joint economic growth, yes , but it must be stated that belarus has always been at the forefront of integration

processes and our president traditionally pays significant attention to the development of the eurasian economic union; the need to form a full-fledged economic union without barriers, without restrictions, this is the main principle, let's listen. in conclusion, i would like to note that belarus supports the need, initiated within the framework of the russian chairmanship, to determine approaches to the formation of a new strategy for the development of integration until the thirtieth year, and somewhere maybe until 2045. at the same time , i would like to emphasize that when preparing current strategic documents, our union may be of interest to our union, experience in implementing some initiatives, this is important,

at the level of our union state of belarus and russia, at the same time, i would like to warn all of us against being too carried away with strategic planning, but we know how to do it simply, at least this useful work should not cancel or replace practical activities to implement the goals of the tasks agreement on the eac, which is being carried out by state members and the commission already now. in general , a lot of specific issues have accumulated that need to be addressed, they are on the surface, the priority task for all of us remains the creation full economic union. everyone notes the progress in this matter, but i remain on the same position , there should be no barriers or restrictions at all, this is the basic principle of building our union, and we must achieve goals in the very near future,

but we heard, no barriers, no restrictions, in essence, it all comes down to what we have already discussed here, the implementation of the principle... of four freedoms, yes, goods, services, capital and labor, and to act as a factor in the economic development of our countries, through the removal of barriers and restrictions, but this issue has always been sensitive, alesya nikolaevna, care , the removal of barriers, this is a topical issue, because it is discussed regularly at various levels, including at the highest level, well, in this regard, the question is for you, what are the main ... for belarus , barriers to the functioning of the eurasian economic union remain at the present time, and what barriers are significant for you, from your point of view, that have been eliminated? well , let's start with, probably, with the definition of some concepts, so that there are a general understanding, yes, that we have

obstacles, this is a general concept that includes barriers and exclusion restrictions, barriers are a contradiction of national acts, the law of the union, that is. there may be some act adopted or an act that has not entered into force, which contradicts the law of the union, in particular the treaty on the union, this is a barrier, there is an exception, yes, that is, this country, when forming the union, said that some areas will not be in the internal market, and since i still have national legislation, for example, alcohol, tobacco we have exemptions and restrictions, these are norms that have not been regulated by gaps in the legislation, gaps in the law in the union that have not been regulated, for example, since the sixteenth year it has been possible. eliminate 67 barriers, 16 restrictions, 26 exemptions, our life does not stand still, some barriers remain, we will say, yes , for example, last year we had problems with the supply of timber in transit through the russian federation, yes, of course that each state is trying to protect and solve some national

problems, in a way that protects national producers, yes, and we had problems with the supply of timber in transit to the territory of... countries through the russian federation, and the problems were related , among other things, to the technical registration of the russian unified information system, that is, it was impossible to register the belarusian an entity in this system was able to supply timber thanks, among other things , to the customs committee, an experiment on hanging navigation seals was possible , which means we have these timber now are supplied, and the regulatory authorities in the forestry sector are finalizing their national information systems in order to integrate them, and to make it easier to register and ship goods, uh, on the territory of other states, this is, let’s say, what remains, but the problem is being solved, let’s also say there are such barriers to the supply of auto components from other countries within the framework of state procurement to the russian federation, yes, that is, the law

of the union establishes some criteria for the admission of state procurement, and the country has introduced its own special and additional... criteria for participation of auto components in the state contract, this will also be sent a notification to the russian federation, what was managed to be resolved, well, for example, and before the osaga policy was quite expensive for those when, when, if a non-russian driver’s license was issued, yes, but if just drivers come from other countries of the union, if you buy a compulsory insurance policy, it will be more expensive for you, if you are not a resident of russia, this problem has been solved. now the price is the same for everyone, well, let’s say from what was discussed earlier, this is for deliveries magatex fabrics, yes, there were problems with the supply of fabric for the production of personal protective equipment to the russian federation , here the problem was also solved, the barrier was removed, it is unhindered, now such fabrics are supplied, but to summarize,

in your opinion, what are the main ones that can be top- three main barriers for our country in the eu, well, the issue with energy resources, yes , which was discussed, is being discussed, and so far no solutions have been found that would satisfy the interests of the republic of belarus, well, that’s why we started with methodology, yes from the definition of the concept, here are energy resources and in general, this topic of energy resources is not a barrier, it is connected with the fact that, well, relatively speaking , this is an unresolved situation, but it is connected with the fact that we are gradually building markets, yes, that is, we are gradually moving towards but these markets themselves are not formed and

that is the only reason why we have some problems, well, you can call the problematic aspect whatever you like, it does not affect the degree of resolution, but does it remain relevant for our country? problematic question, what other ones are the most such problematic unresolved situations, aspects in your opinion, here... in principle, i have already listed all the possible ones, yes, in general , i will tell you that in our register of barriers there are only three barriers left from the qualified barriers, and in belarus they exists in kyrgyzstan, in almost every country, that is, this concerns, well, let's talk, we outline the spheres, this is the sphere of state procurement, the sphere of digitalization, that is, no one thought that the sphere of digitalization would be a problem and a barrier to the supply of goods from one country to another , example of recognition electronic digital signature, that is, without recognizing the electronic digital signature, documents cannot be completed , that is, paper documents are recognized, this

should not be the case, well, let’s say in kazakhstan they have the entire sphere of government procurement, it is in electronic format, and this is also an obstacle for other countries, elena mikhailovna, from your point of view, these are the barriers restrictions within the eurasian economic union that are significant for our country in terms of... state standards and what measures are accepted by you, including, i mean, the relevant department for eliminating them, well, i wouldn’t call them barriers, probably, after all, this is the sphere of technical regulation, the main task of which is unhindered access to the territory of the countries of the union, high-quality safe products, with accordingly, within the framework of technical regulation, it is necessary to ensure this approval in a safe and

high-quality manner that meets the needs of our citizens. within the framework of technical regulation, a number of aspects are necessary take into account, these are the issues of standardization under the technical regulations of the eurasian economic union, these are metrological characteristics, this is the assessment of conformity: products with all the stated requirements, this is the work of accredited bodies, this is all together, all these aspects constitute the scope of technical regulation, which allows to ensure admission to the market of safe , i emphasize, products, the sphere of technical regulation, i would say that this is a rather complex, serious integration process, it was created within the framework of the union, but

nothing stands still, everything is developing dynamically, and new products appear, new innovative technologies appear, new components are used, new types of raw materials and technical regulation, aspects need to be adjusted to all these new products, and accordingly, taken into account within the framework of our five countries, and the most pressing tasks today are the establishment of uniform mandatory requirements for a single list of products. today, there are about 67 positions in the unified list, but not all of these positions have been developed and approved technical regulations and, accordingly , standards for these technical regulations. to date, about 52 technical regulations have been developed, 47 of them have been put into effect.

and of these single positions, a single list, only 44 positions are covered by regulations, that is, there is something to work on within the framework of technical regulation, standardization, and standards, we focus on the development of interstate standards, so that they are adopted in the territory of five countries and all five countries have joined the standards must have modern requirements, to be progressive, to take into account all the nuances and to be one step forward, i would say, to develop at a faster pace, and for this, the whole five must be involved in this process, accordingly, improving the mechanisms for protecting the market from non-admission, preventing the admission of dangerous products. and improving the quality of these products, if safety is already

ensured by regulations, then our quality reaches the level of standardization for today andrey viktorovich, well, when we talk about the implementation of the principle four freedoms, in particular the movement of goods, yes, free, of course, we must ensure an appropriate level of traceability of these goods in order to protect, well, the national interests of belarus, and other countries participating in the eurasian economic union. we know that an agreement on the use of navigation seals in the eu recently came into force, yes, it was adopted in 2020, i think, and very, very recently, it came into force, please tell me how effective this measure is, and do we have how can we share best practices with our partners in the eurasian economic union? yes, indeed, this year an agreement came into force on the procedure for using navigation seals in

this area, we are. among the eu member states, we started developing a traceability system back in 2018, and in fact, in less than 2 years we created a new system, the first within the eu, the first state, today two states actually use navigation seals, these are the republic of belarus and the russian federation , that is, for our viewers, a navigation seal is a kind of electronic device that allows us to track where on the map the cargo is located at every moment of time, that’s right, absolutely right, the cargo and , accordingly, the vehicle, we are the first navigation seal in the republic of belarus applied on june 7, 2020, at the moment we place and use 1,300 navigation seals every day, in total, first of practical implementation, we have already applied navigation

seals in relation to 1,200,000 carts, that is this is a colossal volume, this is a colossal experience , in order for all five states to enter into an agreement and begin practical implementation, work must be carried out at the commission’s site and another 28 normative documents must be adopted, to date 16 have been adopted, and when considering these documents at site of the commission, of course, the experience of the republic of belarus is used, we are heard, and on individual decisions... the developments, the procedure for using navigation seals that we use in republic of belarus. as for simplifications, we have already noted today that we have made it possible to remove one of the restrictions on the export of belarusian forest products, this is the same navigation seal. we are undoubtedly convinced that the main thing

that will allow us is to speed up the delivery procedure. uh, let’s just say , excessive control by government bodies when moving goods between state members of the eac, therefore, by reducing control, due to the transparency of the supply of goods, in my opinion, this will be used quite effectively and will allow remove not a single one, not a single restriction, not a single barrier within the eu. and when the three other participating countries apply this instrument, it is assumed that by the end of this year we will make all the necessary decisions at the commission site; if this happens, the first navigation seal within the eu is planned for use from the end of january 2024 years, but we are at the forefront of the development of these processes, the traceability of goods in the eurasian economic union,

right? yes, that’s right, and here it should be noted that there’s more... but the advantage that will be, today, when we use a navigation seal, we are forced to remove it at the belarusian-russian border, and this is also a cost - this is time for the carrier, when we use a navigation seal within the eu, the seal will already be removed at the final point where the cargo is going , but this will remove many of these problematic issues in practice, yes, because it very often happens that goods go from one country to another, in transit through a third, then it turns out that the cargo did not arrive, it was unloaded in the second country, well, how is it can be called, of course, well, not the cleanliness of the business, probably yes, when they correspond to the recipients there and so on, but for states, this is very important, so that all these issues are under control, a navigation seal, those issues in the forefront of which are belarus and the state

customs committee, well, they are called upon to solve these problematic issues , right, absolutely right, you’re right... you noted that the navigation seal is not only a tracker that shows the movement of the car, it is also a device that is intended to ensure the safety of the transported cargo and ensure control over the responsibility of the carrier itself in order to minimize cases of violation of the law, that is, we have something to share with our partners in the union, despite the difficult situation on the external contour, this year is quite successful for the eurasian union, and the volume of mutual trade for 8 months, we know exceeded $56 billion, this is an increase of almost 10% compared to the same period of barriers, but the time has come to increase self-sufficiency

union from its products to technology, this was announced at the intergovernmental council of the eurasian economic union in kyrgyzstan and the results of the negotiations will be discussed with the official representative and malkina, the director tells me that she has connections with us, iya vitalievna, good evening, at the end of october in bishke meeting. of the russian intergovernmental council, and we know that as a result , a number of joint documents were signed, including regulations on the selection of joint cooperation projects and their financing. please tell me what this document is for is it aimed at and what opportunities does it open? indeed, the adopted provision is the main document of the new program for financing industrial cooperation, for business and directly for the countries of the union as a whole - this is a breakthrough event , primarily due to the opportunities that open up directly for the member states, firstly, for the countries with

a small economy, this will provide access to technology transfer from technologically developed countries of the union. secondly, this creates the preconditions for increasing the member state's own production potential. further, this will also improve the competitiveness of the industrial complex not only of a particular country, but also of the eurasian economic union as a whole , and of course, this will help increase exports, and business, as for business, it also receives certain financing opportunities subject to certain conditions, what are these conditions, firstly, be aimed at achieving significant enterprises from three and more than the countries of the union. secondly, the project must produce results. this could be the creation of a new

enterprise, increasing exports, increasing trade volumes, and so on, and the project implementation period should be 5 years. for its part, the commission will generate lists of incoming projects twice a year and rank them according to a point system. if we talk about quantitative indicators of financial assistance, the maximum amount of subsidies for one project per year cannot exceed the equivalent of 350 million russian rubles. the subsidy amount will be equal to the key rate of the national currency in which the project is financed. and the maximum commercial rate. should not exceed the level of the key rate increased by 6.5%. we really hope that the program for financing industrial cooperation will be launched next

year; approximately 1.8 billion russian rubles have already been allocated for this in the union budget, and we are waiting for interesting project proposals from businesses in our countries. thank you, tell me how the implementation of the development strategy is going eurasian economic integration until the year twenty-fifth, what significant results have been achieved and what remain, maybe problematic issues? in general, the 2025 strategy is being implemented in a rather difficult economic period, and despite this, the percentage of implementation of the action plan for the implementation of the strategy is quite high; if we talk about specific results, then as part of the implementation of the strategy , a direct mechanism for financing

cooperative projects was adopted, and a legal framework was created base for traceability of goods, the implementation of the agreement on navigation seals is actively underway, the appropriate legal registration of all the necessary aspects of the institution’s data is being created, and of course, a eurasian reinsurance company has been created, well, in turn, we really hope that the decisions made will stimulate both external and internal trade. it is also worth noting that as part of the implementation of the 2025 strategy, the member state managed to bring its positions closer in new areas, in particular we are talking about scientific and technical cooperation, we really hope that the steps taken will not

only allow us to develop our integration, but will ensure the stable functioning of our economies, and the figures that we have been receiving over the past two years indicate that, in principle, the goals set we have goals in front of us, they are being achieved, and today we see positive trends in most indicators, including gross domestic product, industrial production, and agricultural production. and so on, i think that directly when we when we get to the report on the implementation of the 2025 strategy as a whole, we can say that, in general, there is reason to believe that it is being implemented successfully. thank you, iya malkina, official representative of the eurasian economic commission, was in touch with us. alesya nikolaevna, well, we heard, yes, the industrialization is so special. attention is being paid

now, this is not surprising, there are estimates by economists, scientists, analysts, according to which up to a third of the integration effect in the development of supranational unions accounts for to eliminate barriers, restrictions, exemptions, and up to two thirds, to strengthen interaction, cooperation, harmonization of various... aspects of economic policies and the convergence of economies in general, well, we heard about industrial cooperation, a very important aspect, but please tell me, and what advantages does industrial cooperation provide for belarusian manufacturers, since and in what technological areas do we have the greatest potential for the production of import-substituting products? well, speaking of

industrial cooperation, we can cite last year, the twenty-second year, yes, when we were faced with the need for import substitution, yes, this opportunity to use industrial cooperation in order to increase production volumes and replace import-substituting products, it was available , we can say that mutual cooperative supplies within the union of twenty in the second year, compared to the previous year, they increased by only 17%, and in comparison, let’s say, in the fifteenth year... almost 2.4 times, in addition, according to experts, it is possible replace with domestic goods that are produced on the territory of the union about all of these goods, industrial goods worth 70 billion dollars, this is a big, big huge market, in addition, within the framework of the union of industrial goods, mutual trade is approximately 70%, that is, not consumer, namely industrial goods, a lot has been done by the ek, and maps of industries have been drawn up

, which contains more than 100 joint integration cooperation projects, when entrepreneurs, when business looks at how form, yes, how to form new projects, they can be guided by this map of industrialization , which we have in 25 sectors, by the way it is publicly available on the website, on the website of the eurasian economic commission, most of these are the sectors where we have an integration effect and we can develop them, this includes mechanical engineering, automotive industry, and computers. and well, one could say that the pulp and paper industry for belarus is also a relevant chemical industry, and chemical production is really this provision, which malkina spoke about, was adopted at the eurasian intergovernmental council , yes it will contribute to the development of industrial production, we hope that this provision will contribute to the development of industrial production... it will

contribute not only to space, relatively speaking, nuclear energy, hydrogen energy, but also pharmaceuticals, light industry, furniture industry, this provision applies to these sectors and we hope that from the twenty-fourth year, this mechanism for supporting industrial production, joint integration projects, it will make it possible, well, faster, yes, the mechanism is designed for 5 years, it will allow for faster implementation of all joint projects. which will give impetus to this industrial cooperation and growth , macroeconomic such national effects, supranational effects, it is clear, understandable, of course. these are some joint projects, there is a regulation on how to select them, funding is provided for them, yes, there are certain criteria, how, what, how as a rule, these are imports, that is, projects that are aimed at import substitution, something that is now extremely relevant for both the russian

federation and the republic of belarus, but from the position, microeconomics, from the position of manufacturers, there is a belarusian manufacturer, for example, mas, these are the economic effects industrial cooperation will bring for him, well, these are guaranteed sales markets, yes, this is exactly the same in this provision on industrial cooperation, this is included in these partners, yes, let’s say we have a eurasian electric bus project, and we too we are trying to find partners in the eaeu who can participate in the creation of this project, either through an interstate program or in some other way. elena mikhailovna, here... speaking about the single market of the eurasian economic union , there is no doubt that issues of product quality and the corresponding policy in the field of quality are of great importance, this is how you assess the level of technical regulation in

the eurasian economic union, and how in ours the country has built a system of state supervision over compliance with those regulations of the union, and let's start, probably, with quality, safety , we have already talked, safety is ensured at the level of technical regulations of the eurasian economic union, which spell out all the mandatory requirements for meeting product quality, this is already the level of standardization, usually in standards, all the requirements in terms of quality equipment already, at the level of standards, national standards, interstate standards, it is gratifying to note that exactly in 2023 at

the level of the eurasian economic union two such documents have been adopted, which are agreed upon and adopted at the level of five countries, this is a procedure for coordinating work on standardization in which all the necessary principles for developing standards, introducing standards, joining standards are clearly defined, the second document is a procedure for assessing the scientific and technical level of regulations of the eurasian economic union , many regulations were adopted a long time ago, and the requirements must be improved, we are not standing still, as i have already noted, technologies are developing. new products are being developed, new products and, accordingly, it is necessary to revise this level of scientific and technical level so that it is the most modern, these two such basic documents at the union level have already

been adopted and are working, and as for the quality policy, these are the competencies of specialists and new technologies , this is... the creation of new products, this is the work of a huge number of professionals, this is a quality management system and so on, that is, this is a comprehensive , i would say an integral indicator of quality, and how is it built in belarus the system of supervision is a system of supervision, well , we must not confuse it here, quality supervision of compliance with the requirements of standards is safety. quality and safety are two concepts that must be combined. yes, we really have in the republic of belarus a very flexible , logical, well-structured system of state supervision, which is designed to

prevent dangerous products from entering the market, yes, to prevent, but the purpose of state supervision is not to punish the subject, but to warn. as a matter of fact, we have six regional inspectorates, they come out with monitoring, first of all, to business objects with monitoring, in order to prevent preventive nature, today, about 89 percent of supervision, this directly amounts to: andrey viktorovich, since we are talking about safety, i can’t help but ask what measures we have. are taken to prevent

unsafe products from entering the eurasian market and in other words, how does our customs combat violations of established prohibitions when moving goods? well, in continuation of those regulations, i can say that today the customs authorities provide control over compliance with more than thirty technical regulations, we check the availability of the necessary documents upon import, yeah. we also monitor the belarusian-russian section of the border using mobile groups; in total, during the current period we have identified 50 violations of those regulations; for the current year, there are currently 50 administrative offenses, but the total amount of goods in respect of which we have identified is more than 3 million belarusian rubles, regarding prohibitions

restrictions, this is quite a serious one, this is a technical regulation, but only part of the prohibitions , restrictions, we have a single order within the eec, non-tariff regulation, but at the same time, each country can introduce temporary restrictions, temporary measures of non-tariff regulation, well, here’s an example - the situation around our border has changed quite seriously recently. today we, as customs authorities, are obliged to ensure, first of all, the protection of the domestic market, well, not only the domestic market, but not only so that they don’t import, but also so that they don’t export, don’t export , that’s absolutely true, if in the fifteenth year there were a total of 13 temporary measures introduced by countries within the eu, today there are 45, that is, in fact three times, this is more than all temporary measures introduced by state members of the eu, it doesn’t matter, this is armenia, kyrgyzstan has established temporary

restrictions on the export of goods, belarusian customs officers provide control, in particular in the republic of belarus, i can give an example, this is a resolution of the council ministers, which introduced an extensive list of goods that restricts the export of industrial goods so that when unfriendly countries, investors in unfriendly countries do not export the machines, equipment mechanisms on which our factories operate today, we are actively working in this direction and in as an example, i can give such cases, from the moment of introduction, it was the twenty-second year of spring, 212 subjects, economic, customs authorities identified such violations and did not allow, did not allow the export of these goods, i can also note in terms of import restrictions, goods that... governments are restricted from importing from unfriendly countries, yeah, we work both

at the border and inside the country, in order to identify them and suppress their use and prevent them from entering economic circulation , to date, since the entry into force of the 70th resolution of the council of ministers, we have identified 1,500 violations, prevented the import of more than 800 tons of goods from unfriendly countries, bypassing, let’s say, retaliatory measures to unfriendly... actions against our countries, the total amount of goods is more than 7.5 million dollars, what fate befell these goods? confiscation, no way, this is export, unconditional export, and of course, speaking about the safety of our citizens about security, this is certainly the fight against drug trafficking; over the last three years, customs authorities have identified more than 2 tons 100 kg of narcotic drugs. psychotropic substances, did they come to our country or even in transit? as a rule, large consignments transit

through our country , and for the current year we have already identified about 820 km, this is why 224 criminal cases were opened regarding the movement of narcotic drugs. only one summary suggests itself, this block, your speech... work, brothers, the world is transforming, the unipolar system is being replaced by a multipolar one, and the eac can and should become one of the centers of gravity and unification, therefore the participating countries support initiatives aimed at development not only the union, but all of eurasia, what has been done and what the eurasian economic union should be, in the story of olga anishchenko, please, armenia, belarus, kazakhstan, kyrgyzstan, russia: the eurasian five has remained unchanged since the founding of the union in 2015, when five states

declared a desire for close economic cooperation. this is how the union of four freedoms appeared. first of all, move. people, that is, citizens of the five countries can move without obstacles to live, work or study; secondly, the movement of goods is a unified customs regulation, the free movement of products between countries in a simplified manner. thirdly, yas is the freedom of movement of services, without restrictions for business, and finally capital. this means that citizens of the union can make payments, transfers across borders, buy real estate and invest without any obstacles. these opportunities contribute to economic growth. within the union and the progress of the region as a whole. the integration effect helps even in the harsh conditions of covid and then sanctions, but the economy adapts to these challenges. the latest data confirms this. the total gdp in the eu by the end of the year is expected to be 3%. experts echo, eurasian integration has taken place and is working despite external pressure. this arouses interest in

the eurasian union throughout the world. uzbekistan and cuba are already among observers in the eu, and a number of countries are working. under free trade agreements, this facilitates and accelerates the development of trade relations, including vietnam, singapore, iran and serbia. union 50 made it possible to create a single domestic market of more than 180 million people, establish production chains, and increase the volume of mutual trade within the union. internal trade turnover in the eu has generally increased significantly breakthrough, by the end of the year they expect a landmark figure of $100 billion. in 2015, at the dawn of integration , the volumes were in. below, while we started with a share of cooperative goods in trade of 30%, this year it will be no less than 43. the reality of sanctions poses new tasks for the five countries, strengthens technological sovereignty, one of the most important, this is the basis for the further development of the union. according to various estimates, more than a quarter of industrial goods imported into the union, worth approximately $70 billion, per year can be

replaced by national producers. industrial cooperation is the key to solving this problem. it will make it possible to create products under the eurasian brand and form new import-substituting projects. the eurasian electric bus has already been made under the eu brand, a pilot example. but in general, the priority sectors for sabsha’s work are microelectronics, machine construction, pharmaceuticals and microbiology, which is important, the foundation for financing has been laid, for the first time within the framework of the five. the projects needed by the union will support the single eu budget. annually for the provision of financial support by the enterprise the union will be directed. about 20 million dollars, the mechanism has already been developed, the main thing is that there must be at least three interested participating countries. joint production projects are just one of the tracks for further deepening work within the eu, another one is trade, removal of barriers, elimination of obstacles, exemptions, step by step countries are moving towards the common goal of a single market. this year we agreed to remove eight out of 11

trade barriers. this contributes to the rise in mutual trade, its volume for 8 months of the year. added a lot, 10%. another the consequence of sanctions, the transition to national currencies in mutual settlements, almost a spurt in the past and this year of over 80% according to the results, as well as the interest of not only minsk and moscow, a trend for the entire union. but in general, integration processes in the eu are becoming more intense, sanctions only encourage countries to stick with each other, this ensures the stability of the union’s economies. experts believe that eurasian integration has every chance of becoming a self-sufficient pole of a multipolar world and a center of gravity for other countries, just like us, who share principles of honest, fair cooperation on equal terms. well, it must be stated that the eurasian economic union has taken its rightful place in the geo -economic landscape, in fact, it is the second highest level of economic

integration, association in the world, in less than 10 years it has been possible to achieve... obvious integration results, but respected experts, we, of course, we talked to you today about quite a few complex aspects and lofty matters, but if we return to the level of ordinary people, people who go to stores and watch our program now, let’s answer this question : what will ordinary belarus, an ordinary russian, and an ordinary citizen of another country, a member of the eurasian economic union, receive from belarus’ participation in the eurasian economic union? these are the effects, what are the advantages from the point of view of ordinary people. our citizens' labor activities, members of the union, can be carried out on the territory of all countries without

discrimination, on the basis of labor and civil contracts, without permits. when paying for labor, regarding labor protection, working hours, all this approximately on equal terms, but without , i emphasize, without discrimination, income tax is also the same for everyone, depending on it. as if in the same way as citizens of the state of employment, that is, without any discrimination , a work application without borders has been launched, there is an information resource on educational institutions, today we did not talk about such a great achievement of the union, this is how service markets function, then we have created unified markets for various services, yes, at first we had an agreement that that the single market of services will include 142 types of services, yes, this is approximately 30% of all services provided, this includes advertising, retail trade, household services, certain

construction services, now additionally at the end of december twenty-two the agreement at the level of the heads of state is that plus another 117 types of services are added to this single market, and this plus tourism, which is also such an important area, everything... these are the services you don’t need to obtain any additional permits or licenses for , to come to another country to provide these services, that is, without, yeah, without discrimination , elena mikhailovna, what is the advantage of a union with the position of the average person, but well, i would probably say that ours, any citizen of the union, receives a wide, safe range of products , which is indeed, today... safe, that is, all adopted legislative documents within the framework of the union are a priori safe. and we hope that it will also be of high quality. andrey

viktorovich, what do ordinary belarusians get from integration from your point of view, well, from from our point of view, this is unambiguous, the absence of customs control between state members of the eu, probably uniform rules for crossing the border, no matter where you cross the border, through the republic. how do you see the future of the eurasian economic union? olesya nikolaevna? it seems to me that every country must overcome, yes, its national, let’s say selfish interests, balance its national and supranational policies, strive to ensure that the eu becomes. really such a center attractions in the world order, and of course, were ensured, as we know, and last year showed that it is important to achieve

economic, technological sovereignty, energy, food and so on. elena mikhailovna, well, firstly, it’s probably still ensuring security in all areas, yes, it’s the right technological sovereignty, well, i’d probably answer this way, probably because of trust in the partnership. from synergy to creation, in this way, andrey viktorovich, well, i see the first frame in the world unification, why not, you need to set ambitious goals for yourself, dreams, they are like that, they tend to come true, and no matter how individual destructive resources predict that centrifugal tendencies in the union are about to begin there, what can... through what -then the number of participants there, i mean, not only will not increase, but will also decrease, so to spite them, they need to set such ambitious goals.

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