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EU Assistance to Central Asia: Back to the Drawing Board?

28/01/2010 By Jos Boonstra, Jacqueline Hale

European Union assistance in general and to Central Asia in particular is a complicated, many sided and fairly opaque business. Europe’s support to development in Central Asia is diverse through several Commission instruments, the activities by member states and the European banks. However it is relatively small in scale compared to regions that are nearer the EU such as the Mediterranean and Eastern Europe.

Nonetheless, all European funds combined do give Europe the opportunity to make a positive impact on Central Asian societies and create some leverage while strengthening its image in the region. This paper assesses if the EU has got its priorities right, and if it can it make a positive impact in Central Asia through technical assistance.

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Keywords

Aid policy Central Asia and Russia EU Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan

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Bio author: Jos Boonstra

Central Asia. Eastern Europe. The Balkans. Caucasus. CSDP.NATO.OSCE.Security Sector Reform. Eastern Partnership.

Bio author: Jacqueline Hale

Jacqueline Hale has been working as an Open Society Institute policy officer in Brussels since 2006. In her current capacity, she covers Central Asia, the Caucasus, energy and women' s issues