NEW PHASE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION – CENTRAL ASIA COOPERATION: TEMPORARY OR STRATEGIC RAPPROCHEMENT?

The European Union (EU) is one of the key economic and political partners countries Central Asia (CA). EU adopted two strategies toward CA acts through partnership cooperation agreements. recent geopolitical crisis in Eurasia improved bilateral relations between regions. reconsidered its strategy. paper aims to analyze current accelerated rapprochement CA. Its main findings are as follows. First, trade regions became less diversified, increasing risks for an important tool. Second, EU-CA strategic will require institutional reforms Asia, while now, pursues goals region.