On Wednesday 17 January in Strasbourg, MEPs voted 543 in favour, 42 against and 44 abstentions in favour of the report by Karsten Lucke (S&D, German), recognising the “need” to update the EU-Central Asia strategy in the light of profound geopolitical changes.
Since the adoption of the Central Asia strategy in 2019, aimed at promoting resilience, prosperity and regional cooperation, the region has been affected by significant external factors, such as Russia’s war of aggression in...