Department for Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia

The Department for Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia handles matters related to the following countries:

Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

The Department is responsible for: 

• political, trade political, commercial and economic issues related to bilateral relations, the EU’s external relations and multilateral institutions in respect of these countries, as well as international development cooperation with them
• regional organisations and other cooperation forums;
• administration of financing for Baltic Sea, Barents and Arctic cooperation, including related international financial arrangements
• issues related to the Northern Dimension