January 12, 2026 Nigora Umarova EU, India May Finalise Free Trade Agreement by End of January Negotiations had initially been expected to conclude by the end of 2025
January 10, 2026 Nigora Umarova EU Seals Free Trade Deal With South America After 25 Years The deal also aims to support climate action
December 19, 2025 Anna Russell EU Condemns RSF Atrocities in Sudan, Imposes Sanctions after Fall of El Fasher
December 19, 2025 Anna Russell France Backs EU Plan for €90Bn Joint Borrowing to Support Ukraine Paris calls collective financing a turning point in Europe’s security policy
December 17, 2025 Nigora Umarova Uzbekistan Sends 633 Containers to Europe in 2025 Shipments to Europe are sent via the port of Turkmenbashi
December 13, 2025 Nigora Umarova EU Agrees to Freeze Russian Assets Indefinitely to Support Ukraine The frozen assets are intended to back a proposed EU loan
December 11, 2025 Nigora Umarova EU Awards €7 Mln Grant to Support Uzbekistan’s Agricultural Reforms The EU previously provided €6 mln in 2023
December 4, 2025 Tim James Russia Warns EU Over Plan to Use Frozen Assets for Ukraine, Calling It an “Act of War”
November 28, 2025 Tim James UK Fails to Join €150 Bn EU Defence Scheme After Funding Row Talks collapse over a multibillion-euro fee, leaving UK defence firms locked out of the first funding round
November 28, 2025 Elena Kim Nigora Umarova EBRD Allocates $2.26 Bn to Central Asia in 2024 Trade between the European Union and Central Asia reached €54 bn
November 27, 2025 Sabina Aliyeva Aziz Gafurov: Uzbekistan Becomes Central Asia’s Top Investment Magnet
November 26, 2025 Nigora Umarova Sabina Aliyeva EU Pledges €12 Bn Investment in Central Asia at Tashkent Economic Forum The EU remains Central Asia’s second largest trading partner
November 12, 2025 Tim James Lukashenko Threatens to Seize 1,000 Lithuanian Trucks after Border Closure Belarusian leader warns of confiscating over 1,000 vehicles after Lithuania shuts border crossings over airspace violations
October 29, 2025 Tim James Lavrov says Russia ready to offer ‘security guarantees’ to EU and NATO At a security forum in Minsk, Russia’s top diplomat claims Moscow has “no plans” to attack NATO states and is open to formal security pledges
October 29, 2025 Nigora Umarova Belgium’s Defence Minister Says NATO Would “Wipe Moscow Off the Map” if Russia Attacked Brussels Francken cautioned against underestimating Russia’s military strength
October 28, 2025 Tim James Germany Unveils €377Bn Plan to Build Europe’s Strongest Conventional Army Boosting domestic arms production and expanding land, air and space capabilities
October 24, 2025 Margarita Baskakova Uzbekistan and EU Conclude WTO Accession Talks The announcement was made during President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s official visit to Brussels
October 24, 2025 Nigora Umarova Uzbekistan and EU Sign Historic Partnership Agreement in Brussels The new document replaces the 1996 partnership agreement
October 24, 2025 Nigora Umarova Uzbek President Mirziyoyev Meets European Business Leaders Over the past seven years, Uzbekistan’s trade with the EU has doubled
October 23, 2025 Nigora Umarova Svyatoslav Polyakov EU Adds Five Central Asian Banks to New Sanctions List The sanctions will take effect on November 12
October 21, 2025 Anna Russell UK pushes for rapid EU reset, but Brussels isn’t in a hurry Without an accord, UK exporters could face the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism from January 2026
October 21, 2025 Elena Kim Nigora Umarova Tashkent Airport Cargo Terminal Regains RA3 Status for EU and UK Shipments Independent auditors carried out the assessment
October 17, 2025 Alexander Ten Nigora Umarova Uzbekistan and EU to Sign Enhanced Partnership Agreement The accord provides Brussels with access to Central Asia’s fast-growing market