Political-legal and organizational foundations of institutional relations between the EAEU and Cuba as an observer state

The subject of the research is the collaboration between the EAEU and Cuba within the framework of the observer state institute at the Union. The purpose of the research is to reveal the system and intra-system connections of the political-legal and organizational instruments of institutional interaction between the EAEU and Cuba. In this regard, the study examined the mechanism of institutional relations between Cuba and the EAEU, the foundation of which is formed by the provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding between the EEC and the Government of Cuba. The authors focus on analyzing the complex of activities that facilitate the implementation of the Memorandum's provisions. Special attention was given to revealing the prerequisites for Cuba to acquire the status of an observer state at the EAEU and the mutually beneficial nature of their cooperation. A key aspect of the research is the analysis of the state and prospects of their cooperation in the trade and economic sphere. The methodological framework of the research includes the following methods and approaches: systemic and historical approaches, formal-dogmatic and historical-legal methods. The main conclusion of the research is the assertion that there is currently an extremely dynamic process of Cuba implementing its status as an observer state at the EAEU, which resonates with the proactive position of the EEC. The novelty of the research lies in highlighting the interaction with Cuba at the integration level as an independent plane, relatively independent of the bilateral relations of member states with the republic. It has been established that the most prominent form of institutional relations has been the development of trade and economic relations between Cuba and the EAEU member states. From a prognostic perspective, the assumption of the possible integration of Cuban enterprises into the implementation of EAEU cooperative projects is substantiated. The contribution of the article to the subject area of research is the disclosure in the systematization of horizontal and vertical levels of interaction between the parties in institutional relations.

EAEU, Cuba, observer state, economic cooperation, transregionalism, sanctions, dialogue mechanism, cooperation projects, investments, soft law