Abstract
The article examines the role of the European Union as a stable and promising partner for the Central Asian region at the current stage. The new strategy of relations between the European Union and Central Asia, adopted in June 2019, that takes into account global changes in the international arena, as well as the priorities of the countries of the region in their relations with the EU, is a confirmation of this fact. It is expected that the updated EU policy in relation to the Central Asian countries will allow to strengthen existing cooperation and focus on the most productive projects and, most importantly, modify the approaches and aspects of interaction in order to enter a better format of interaction. The study highlights the key approaches and tools of the European Union in implementing its policy in Central Asia, as well as an analysis of some current and prospective joint projects/ The application the method of content analysis made it possible to study the content of individual strategic documents of the European Union concerning the region. The method of systematic analysis made it possible to approach the research topic as a set of issues arising in a holistic process. Thus, the author demonstrates the features of the studied phenomena, as well as their relationship and interdependence. Keywords: European Union; Central Asia; the new EU Strategy for Central Asia; cooperation; connectivity; partnership for sustainability; partnership for prosperity; European Green Deal, a pandemic assistance program; Afghan student training program in Central Asia  
Highlights
Against the background of the cardinal transformation of the previously existing balance of power observed in the modern system of international relations, the Central Asian region continues to remain in the focus of attention of the world’s leading actors, one way or another striving to strengthen and to further advance their positions in Central Asia
It is noteworthy that at each of these stages the EU faced the need to solve certain tasks related to both the development of priority areas of cooperation and the need to formally “coordinate” its actions in the region with the initiatives of other key players in the system of international relations operating in Central Asia and the respective integration institutions
In its new program document in relation to Central Asia, the European Union reaffirmed the importance of the comprehensive development of cooperation with the Central Asian countries and the region, in general, reaffirming its intentions to promote its sustainable development and outlining the priority areas of interaction at the interregional level
Summary
Against the background of the cardinal transformation of the previously existing balance of power observed in the modern system of international relations, the Central Asian region continues to remain in the focus of attention of the world’s leading actors, one way or another striving to strengthen and to further advance their positions in Central Asia. It is noteworthy that at each of these stages the EU faced the need to solve certain tasks related to both the development of priority areas of cooperation and the need to formally “coordinate” its actions in the region with the initiatives of other key players in the system of international relations operating in Central Asia and the respective integration institutions. Numerous works of both Kazakhstani and foreign researchers have been devoted to the study of the problems of European strategy in the region. The purpose of this article is to consider the new EU Strategy for Central Asia, adopted in 2019 from the point of view of determining the place and role of the Central Asian countries in the foreign policy of the European Union, taking into account the ongoing global and regional processes
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