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Why organ donation after death is struggling to take root across Central Asia

Organ transplantation in Kazakhstan relies heavily on living donors due to distrust in the system and religious beliefs. Only 10 out of 86 families consented to donation after death in 2024.

Euronews

Tajikistan's president calls for global effort to preserve glaciers as melting accelerates

Tajikistan, home to the majority of Central Asia's glaciers, is urging global action as climate change accelerates glacier melt. At a high-level international conference in Dushanbe, President Emomali Rahmon proposed launching a major glacier study.

Euronews

Uzbekistan and Slovenia strengthen ties with new trade and cooperation agreements

Uzbekistan is Slovenia's second-largest foreign trade partner in Central Asia, and the two plan to increase trade turnover to €500 million by further expanding the exchange of goods and services.

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Is the future Qosh Tepa Canal in Afghanistan the final nail in Aral Sea's coffin?

Afghanistan is building a 285-kilometre waterway at an accelerated pace to irrigate its drought-ridden northern regions. Central Asian states maintain that decisions regarding transboundary water use should be made collectively.

Euronews

Termez Dialogue: In search of a new paradigm for Central and South Asian relations

Strengthening connectivity will create a true win-win scenario. Most importantly, it will provide a powerful impetus for building a unified regional space, laying the foundation for lasting peace, sustainable development, and long-term stability across the region, Dr Eldor Aripov writes.

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Central Asian countries push for regional development at Termez Dialogue

The Termez Dialogue in Uzbekistan aims to create a permanent platform for Central and South Asian cooperation, emphasising connectivity and economic integration.

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Central Asia’s longest hiking trail is expanding by over 600 miles - here’s how to check it out for yourself

Hiking in Kyrgyzstan? This idyllic trail passes through hundreds of miles of Central Asian wilderness

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CS2 PGL Astana 2025: Scores, schedule, teams, where to watch

The spotlight turns to Central Asia this time.

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China is reshaping central Asia’s energy sector as Russian influence fades

China has been developing closer ties with countries in central Asia over recent years. Trade between China and the central Asia region grew to US$89 billion (£69 billion) in 2023, an increase of 27% on the previous year. Chinese trade rose with every country there except Turkmenistan.

The Conversation

The race for Central Asia’s transport routes: Who will dominate the new Silk Roads?

With Europe searching for trade routes that bypass Russia, eyes have turned to the region.

Euronews

"I Want the Applicant to Make the Decision, Not Me": Abdiaziz Abdishukurov on His Mission at 4Prep Academy

The number of students from the five Central Asian countries at American universities grew 18% in a single year — from 5,486 in the 2023/24 academic year to 6,479 in 2024/25.

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Slower growth looms over Eastern Europe as reform urgency rises

Slower growth looms over Eastern Europe and Central Asia as inflation, weak external demand, and structural inertia take hold. The World Bank urges bold reforms to unlock productivity and avoid the middle-income trap.

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Kazakhstan’s top judge courts closer EU ties amid push for legal reforms

The Constitutional Court is one of Kazakhstan’s legal institutions supporting a modernising agenda through which the central Asian state is seeking to deepen ties with the EU, the chair of the court told Euronews on a recent visit to Strasbourg.

Euronews

Experts at the Samarkand Climate Forum warn central Asia is getting warmer year after year

Fertile lands are rapidly decreasing while the Central Asian region’s population is growing, and in 25 years from now, it can surpass 100 million people, Uzbekistan's president warned at the Samarkand Climate Forum.

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Central Asia eager to cooperate with the EU ‘as a bloc’

The leaders of five Central Asian countries were all eager to show the importance of strengthening relations with the European Union but also the importance of their economies and potentials for Europe at the first EU-CA summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

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EU seals new Central Asia partnership deal as debut Samarkand summit ends

Amid global tensions following Trump's tariff announcements, the EU marked 30 years of diplomatic ties by declaring a new strategic partnership with Central Asia.

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Central Asia-EU summit in Samarkand marks historic regional unity

Central Asia and the EU announced a strategic partnership at the Samarkand summit, focusing on transport, energy and digital projects to boost regional cooperation.

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Kyrgyz deputy leader touts rising cooperation between EU and Central Asian 'tigers'

Edil Baisalov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic, spoke to Euronews about trade, energy, youth mobility and democratic resilience, urging stronger investment and joint responses to global upheavals and the challenges of the digital age.

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One thing that could rupture Russia’s friendship with China

The Central Asian region’s strategic location between Russia and China has long made it a ‘grand chessboard’ for great power politics

Euronews

Unlike others 'we're reliable', EU tells Central Asia, as it seeks greater access to rare earths

Russia and China loomed large over the first EU-Central Asia summit as both sides aimed to boost trade and diplomatic ties.

The Independent UK

EU leaders hold their first summit with Central Asian states

The leaders of the European Union and five countries of Central Asia are holding their first summit to discuss ways to boost trade and other ties

International Business Times

EU Leaders Push For Influence At Central Asia Summit

Top EU leaders were in Uzbekistan on Friday for a major summit with the heads of five Central Asian states, seeking to press their influence and boost ties in the face of Russian and Chinese competition.

The Conversation

Russia and China both want influence over Central Asia. Could it rupture their friendship?

As he looks to solidify his territorial gains in Ukraine in a potential ceasefire deal, Russian President Vladimir Putin has one eye trained on Russia’s southern border – and boosting Russian influence in Central Asia.

Euronews

Central Asia at the forefront of the fight against climate change and Uzbekistan's regional policy

The Samarkand Climate Conference will provide an opportunity to identify mutually acceptable solutions for climate adaptation, draw global attention to regional environmental challenges and strengthen multilateral cooperation, Akramjon Nematov and Azamat Sulimanov write.

Euronews

EU-Uzbekistan enhanced partnership agreement could be signed as early as June

The EU's António Costa and Ursula von der Leyen will be taking part in the first-ever EU-Central Asia summit on Friday held in the Uzbek city of Samarkand.

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