Eurasian Economic Union
Updated 7 November 2026
The Russia-led customs and economic union of five post-Soviet states — a single market with common external tariffs, modelled loosely on the EU.
Key facts
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- Moscow, Russia
- Members
- 5 states
- Chair
- Kazakhstan
- Commission Chairman
- Bakytzhan Sagintayevsince February 2024
- Next summit
- December 2026Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Last summit
- 28 May 2026Astana, Kazakhstan
- The UAE
- Economic partnership agreement in force since 6 October 2026
- UAE trade with members (2025)
- $13.9 billion