10 Years of the EAEU Court: Strengthening the Union’s Internal Market and Defending Business Interests

The Court of the Eurasian Economic Union celebrated its 10th anniversary in January 2025. Over this period, it has formulated important legal positions that have strengthened its authority. It mainly handles appeals of the decisions of the EAEU Commission, particularly in matters concerning competition and customs regulation. The court’s practice of issuing advisory opinions that ensure the unity of the EAEU legal space has proven effective. Some of the court’s key functions include protecting the rights of entrepreneurs and ensuring the free movement of goods and services within the EAEU market. How can businesses from the union’s different countries ensure the protection of their interests using the instruments of EAEU law and supranational mechanisms? What changes are needed in the court’s scope of functions to enhance the effectiveness of such protection? What are some of the latest trends in the court’s practice and what role does it play in developing EAEU law, ensuring its uniform application, the functioning of the internal market, and maintaining competition? What common issues arise in the practices of both the EAEU Court and national courts, and how does the judicial dialogue take place? How does the mechanism of appealing to the EAEU Court for clarifications about the provisions of EAEU law help to protect the interests of the state and business? Does the EAEU Court’s scope of functions need to be expanded? How can we raise awareness about EAEU law as part of enhancing its effectiveness?