The Eurasian Economic Union 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. In 2000 six states created the EEU's predecessor, the Eurasian Economic Community. In 2010 three core states 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. Kyrgyzstan signed an accession treaty on 23 December 2014, which came into force on 6 August 2015. Iran joined into a free trade agreement with the EEU on 24 April 2018, following months of negotiations with Russia. In the initial phase Iran will sell some 350 items to the bloc while another 180 items will be available in the Iranian market. 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.
List
Members
Observer members
On April 14, 2017, Moldova became the first observer member
Free Trade Zone agreements currently under negotiation
Statistics
Population
At the moment, there are 183,438,872 people residing in the EAEU countries.
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HDI
Representation
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. The national governments appoint 3 members each to the Eurasian Commission, 2 members each to the Eurasian Court and the Eurasian Development Bank. Representation is therefore designed to prevent larger states from carrying more weight in negotiations.
Ratification status of treaties
Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union Treaty on the accession of the Republic of Armenia to the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union Treaty on the accession of the Kyrgyz Republic to the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union
