SAINT PETERSBURG, 21 December (BelTA) – Despite enormous external pressure, the Eurasian Economic Union has not only preserved but also enhanced its vital role in bolstering the economic potential of its member states, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the expanded meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, BelTA has learned.
According to estimates, the EAEU’s GDP grew by 11% from 2020 to 2024, while industrial output increased by 15% and agricultural production by nearly 10%, the Belarusian leader reported.
Aleksandr Lukashenko further noted that the union’s key economic indicators have maintained an upward momentum this year. “Wages are rising and unemployment remains at a minimal level in all member states. In 2025, a solid foundation has been laid for a fundamentally new stage in the development of Eurasian economic integration,” the head of state declared. “While the Union’s unemployment rate stood at almost 6% in 2020, it was around 3% in 2024,” the president added.
The president noted that the meeting’s agenda includes the signing of an action plan to implement the objectives of the Declaration on the Further Development of Economic Processes within the EAEU until 2030 and for the period up to 2045. Aleksandr Lukashenko called it EAEU 2.0 roadmap at the Minsk forum this June.
“It is essential that this comprehensive roadmap provides our Union with clear and workable guidance for the path ahead,” the head of state concluded.
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