The first high-level Armenia-EU Political and Security Dialogue took place on 26 January 2023 in Yerevan, co-chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia Vahe Gevorgyan and Deputy Secretary General/Political Director of...
The first high-level Armenia-EU Political and Security Dialogue took place on 26 January 2023 in Yerevan, co-chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia Vahe Gevorgyan and Deputy Secretary General/Political Director of the European External Action Service Enrique Mora. The one-day meeting reflected the interest of both...
The European Union says it is concerned by the detention of human rights defenders and political activists Bakhtiyar Hajiyev and Tofig Yagublu as well as the recent extension of the pre-trial detention terms of Elchin Sadigov and Avaz Zeynalli. “We urge the Azerbaijani authorities to release those who are...
The EU-funded ‘European Media Facility Armenia – Building sustainable and professional media in Armenia’ has organised an internship for students on developing journalistic skills. The activity was held at Factor TV. European Union Ambassador to Armenia Andrea Wiktorin noted that against the current backdrop of disinformation, professional, independent, and investigative...
23 December 2022, BrusselsFor more than a week the situation in the Lachin corridor remains extremely tense andcomplicated. A group of Azerbaijani citizens who call themselves ecological activists haveblocked the Goris-Stepanakert highway, the only road connecting Nagorni Karabakh withArmenia and the outer world. Throughout the past days, the statements...
Strasbourg, 22 December 2022 – “I have been closely following the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh following the blocking of the road running through the Lachin Corridor since 12 December. I am concerned that the prolonged disruption in the movement of people, preventing some from reaching their homes, and in access to...
On 19 December, the EU Monitoring Capacity in Armenia (EUMCAP), launched in October, completed its mandate. Based on the agreement between the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan, European Council and France, the EUMCAP was deployed on 20 October along the Armenian side of the international border with Azerbaijan with the...
On 14 December, the Via Fund, the first Impact Investment Fund for Social Enterprises in Armenia was launched in Yerevan. The new fund was developed in the framework of the Collaborate for Impact project, implemented by the European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA) in partnership with the Impact Hub Yerevan....
he EU Foreign Affairs Council, held in Brussels on 12 December, discussed how to assist Ukraine in repairing its energy system, increase the EU’s electricity exports to Ukraine and the EU’s work on ensuring accountability for Russian crimes committed during the war in Ukraine. The Council also discussed ongoing...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has supplied small-scale agricultural equipment to farmers in 25 communities in Armenia with the financial support of the EU. Assistance was provided under the EU-LEAD4Lori and Tavush Regions project in the territories of two Local Action Groups (LAGs) in...
November 22, 2022, Yerevan The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum’s Armenian National Platform (hereinafter, EaP CSF ANP) expresses its deep concern related to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (hereinafter, CSTO) upcoming meeting on November 23, 2022, in Yerevan. Recent geopolitics and regional developments have shown that CSTO actions do...