The three former Soviet republics forming a customs union – Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan – have formed a common economic space as of January 1, 2012. In November, the Russian, Belarusian and Kazakh presidents signed a declaration on Eurasian economic integration, a roadmap of integration processes aimed at creating the Eurasian Economic Union, which will be based on the Customs Union and common economic space among the three countries, RIA Novosti reminds. Read More