Katarína Mathernová, the Deputy Director General (DDG) for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations at the European Commissionvisited Armenia from 19-21 July. The visit was an important milestone in the EU-Armenia relations as it was the first high-level visit by the European Commission to the country since the new Government took office.
On 16 July, the Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Piotr Świtalski, gave a press conference, during which the EU-Armenia relations were discussed.
On 14 July, some houses in Urtsadzor (Ararat marz) were transformed into small, hospitable dining halls and cafés, as the community hosted the "Bed & Bread" Rural Tourism Festival. The aim of the festival was to develop rural tourism and community economies, as well as create additional sources of income for rural population. Visitors of the festiv...
The city of Sevan has received a grant through the “Mayors for Economic Growth” (M4EG) multiannual initiative. The city of Sevan, in Gegharkunik marz, joined the EU’s M4EG initiative in 2017 and was recognized as the first and still the only winning city in Armenia as a result of the announced call.
On 27 February the Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Piotr Świtalski, participated in the launch event of the “EU4HumanRights: Pursuing Positive Change through Empowering Civil Society” project. The Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation – Armenia (OSIAFA), the Institute of Public Policy, and the Union of Informed Citizenswill ...
On 9 February, Armenia’s Ministry of Justice presented two new e-tools developed with EU assistance. The Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Piotr Świtalski, and Armenia’s Minister of Justice, Davit Harutyunyan, participated in and spoke at the “E-Participation Tools in the Ministry of Justice" presentation event.
On 25-28 January the 5th National Selection Conference of European Youth Parliament (EYP) Armenia took place in Gyumri, Shirak marz, as part of the “Democratic Citizenship: Obtaining, Developing, Empowering” (DECODE) project. More than 100 participants gathered from all over Armenia and Europe to discuss various topics in their respective committee...
Armenian civil society has received €1.74 million from the EU for new activities.On 19 December the Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Piotr Świtalski publicised new grant agreements. This confirms European Union’s continuing support for Armenian civil society to promote active citizenship and protect human rights.
“Tales of Neto” is already available to download for free on the App Store (goo.gl/skuRfJ) and Google Play (goo.gl/zGLnE8). On 12 December the Head of the European Union Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Piotr Świtalski, launched the anti-corruption game at the Tumo Centre for Creative Technologies.
On 5 December the Young Experts Scheme Armenia (YES) project officially began. 21 young professionals aged 25-35 have been selected from more than 300 candidates to be enrolled in a one-year project. Almost half of the selected experts are from the Armenian Diaspora, who will bring their skills and expertise.
On 24 November in Brussels, Belgium, the 5th Eastern Partnership Summit took place to mark the achievements of the last two years of the EU's relationships with its six Eastern partners.The 5th EaP Summit was long awaited by participants.
On 8 November the EU Delegation to Armenia, in cooperation with the EU4Energy Programme implemented by the Energy Charter Secretariat held a conference on “Unlocking the Energy Efficiency Potential in Armenia”. Energy efficiency is very high in the Armenian Government's list of priorities; the aim of the conference was to generate dialogue on this ...
On 11 October the EU Ambassador Piotr Świtalski, made a working visit to town Armavir, Armavir marz. In the morning the Ambassador met with the Governor of Armavir marz, Ashot Ghahramanyan, and the Mayor of Armavir, Ruben Khlghatyan, to discuss bilateral cooperation.
On 4 October the organisers of the Young Experts Scheme (YES) Armenia introduced their programme to the public. YES Armenia offers a unique opportunity for young professionals to contribute to Armenia’s development by bringing new dynamics, energy and modernisation to the civil service. 20 young people of Armenian citizenship and from the Armenian ...
On 2 October Johannes Hahn, the Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, visited Armenia to prepare for the Eastern Partnership Summit on 24 November in Brussels, Belgium. Commissioner In the morning, Commissioner Hahn met with representatives of civil society and discussed EU-Armenia relations, the new EU-Armeni...
On 29 September the EU Ambassador to Armenia Piotr Świtalski, the Armenian Deputy Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Arsen Karamyan, and the Armenian Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Tadevos Avetisyan, the campaign of four roundtables devoted to Civil Society Day in Armenia was summed up. This awareness raising campaign was organise...
On 25 September the official contract signing ceremony for winning grants under the small grants scheme of the “STRONG CSOs for a Stronger Armenia” project took place. 17 winning projects received funding, exceeding €900,000 (projects could receive up to €60,000). These projects will be implemented by 46 civil society organisation (CSO) partnership...
On 14 September, the Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Piotr Świtalski, announced the winners of the nationwide non-academicessay competition "Where does Europe end?". He presented prizes to the winner Meri Telunts and runner-up Artur Barseghyan. Telunts received an Armtab and Barseghyan got the opportunity to participate in an Erasm...
On 6 September, the Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Piotr Świtalski, participated in a press conference to launch an Erasmus+ Youth. Information Centre. A network of information centres was established in 2017 and the centres function in six Eastern Partnership countries, as well as the Russian Federation. The Gyumri Youth Initiati...
On 5 September, the Armenian General benevolent Union (AGBU) and the “BRIDGE for CSOs” programme welcomed the “One Step Ahead” which is an all-girls team from Karbi community in Aragatsotn marz. The team won the People’s Choice Award at the Global Technovation Challenge 2017, which took place from 7-11 August in San Francisco, USA.
On 26 June, the “BRIDGE for CSOs” programme was officially launched in Yerevan. The programme goal is to strengthen the capacity of Armenian CSOs to better respond to citizens’ needs by linking Armenia CSOs with expertise in the Diaspora. The programme is funded by the European Union and implemented by the Armenian General benevolent Union (AGBU), ...
On 28 June, Hrazdan High school #13 hosted the final event of the “Support to EU Courses in Secondary Schools and Universities” project. The project is funded by the European Union and implemented in cooperation with the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science.
On 19 June the European Union Delegation to Armenia welcomed the students, selected under #Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree programme, before their departure to study in Europe. Armenian students will have the opportunity to obtain an MA degree in European universities and get a double European diploma.
On 16 June, Gyumri hosted the conclusion of the Eastern Partnership Armenia-Georgia Territorial Cooperation Programme. The event had two parts: the final meeting of the joint decision making committee, and a final conference to present achievements and discuss the future of territorial cooperation.An exhibition of projects implemented within the pr...
On 8 May the Head of EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Piotr Świtalski gave a press conference on Europe Day 2017 celebrations in Armenia. He discussed EU-Armenia relations and the embezzlement case of EU grants.
The European Union has launched two new calls for project proposals on its ongoing grants programmes. The total amount available under these new calls is €4.4 million.
On 24 March, the EU Delegation to Armenia and the Italian Embassy in Armenia organised the "Ever Closer Union" photo exhibition to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Rome Treaties. The exhibition was open to the public from 25 to 27 March at the Armenian Artists Union.
On 14 March an analytical report on peoples' expectations and needs of justice in Armenia was presented. The research was conducted from May-December 2016 by the EU Justice Monitoring Project across the whole territory of Armenia.
The "Public Oversight over Parliamentary Elections 2017" project will help to conduct a comprehensive domestic observation mission during the 2017 parliamentary elections in Armenia and will involve more than 3,000 election observers.
On 2 February, Christian Danielsson, the European Union's Director General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, was in Armenia as a part of his official visit to the South Caucasus.
On International Anti-Corruption Day, the EU Ambassador Piotr Świtalski, launched the demo version of "Anti-corruption game of the next generation" at the Tumo Centre for Creative Technologies.The first comic about the game was also presented.
Public school and education indicators are now being monitored in Armenia through the Dasaran educational programme using the“E-Stat Diagnostic Tool on Public Education” (eSDT). The development of this analytical tool has been funded by the European Union.
On 17 November, Yerevan hosted the 8th Eastern Partnership (EaP) Informal Ministerial Dialogue. Johannes Hahn, the Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations and Carlos Moedas, the EU Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, were in Armenia to take part in the event.
In May 2016 the EU Delegation to Armenia launched the first Euroclub in Armenia. The Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Świtalski, promised that Euroclubs would be opened in all Armenian marzes by the end of the year. This is now a reality.
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A high-level conference was held on 26-27 October, 2016 in Yerevan to celebrate 20 years of local government in Armenia.
The concept of Euroclubs started more than 25 years ago in Portugal, and spread to other EU member states and beyond
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The "Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy" was presented by Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Piotr Świtalski on 4 July 2016.
For the past two years, the European Union has supported Armenia in improving its higher education to make it more compatible with higher education in Europe.
On 9 May 1950 the first move towards the creation of what is now known as the European Union was made. 35 years later, it was decided to celebrate 9 May as Europe Day during the Milan Summit
The EU has supported education sector reforms in Armenia for the past 14 years, taking a particularly strong focus on vocational education and training (VET).
On 19 April 2016, a new EU-funded project on migration and border management was launched.
The Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassdaor Świtalski, was invited to discuss the new round of the EU-Armenia talks with Armenian journalists on 9 February 2015.
On 3 February 2016 UNICEF brought together a large group of Armenian child-rights and diaspora experts in a Workshop on Innovative Approaches to Diaspora Engagement and use of Remittances for Children’s Wellbeing in Armenia.
The launch event of the new “Innovation for development” project took place on 2 February 2016.
The Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Piotr Antoni Świtalski, and other representatives from the EU Delegation attended an event to mark the creation of an anti-corruption game.
The launch of the EU-funded “Organic Agriculture Support Initiative in Armenia” (OASI) project took place on 15 December 2015.
From 29 November to 1 December 2015, a three-day workshop was organised within the framework of the “Women in Local Democracy” (WiLD) project, which is funded by the European Union and implemented by UNDP.
The opening ceremony of the International European Youth Parliament (EYP) Forum in Armenia took place on 21 November 2015. The forum’s theme is “Activate youth for sustainability: obtaining and rebuilding (AYSOR)”.
The European Commission and the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy have outlined the major points European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) review
The “Armenia Model European Union 2015” youth conference (AMEU 2015) was organised on 14-15 November 2015 by the AEGEE-Yerevan and Yerevan European Students.
The Centre of Excellence in Finance (CEF) is running performance auditing training for representatives from the Chamber of Control
The 16th meeting of the EU-Armenia Cooperation Committee took place in Yerevan on 4 November 2015.
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan received a delegation led by the Vice President of the European Investment Bank, László Baranyay, on 16 October 2015.
László Baranyay, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), accompanied by Hoa-Binh Adjemian
The EU Delegation to Armenia, in cooperation with the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the Tumo Centre for Creative Technologies, and the Estonian Embassy, organised the “e-Armenia” conference on 29 September 2015.
Armenia hosted the first meeting of the conference for regional and local authorities of the Eastern Partnership (CORLEAP) on 18 September 2015.
The website of the Justice Academy was launched on 17 September 2015.
When the Lisbon Treaty entered into force in December 2009, the EU institutions underwent great changes, one of the significant developments being the establishment of the European External Action Service in January 2011.
All Schengen states’ consulates in Armenia will start using VIS as of 23 June 2015.
“Women’s Entrepreneurship Week” is taking place in Yerevan from 8 to 11 June 2015, organised by the Armenian Young Women’s Association (AYWA).
The presentation of the EU-funded “Discover Europe” educational project took place on 5 June 2015.
The launch ceremony of the “Strengthening integrity and combating corruption in higher education in Armenia” project took place on 27 May 2015.
The EU Delegation to Armenia invited many officials from the Armenian Government, international organisations, embassies and NGO’s to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration.
The European Union has been celebrating Europe Day within its borders for the last 65 years.
The European Higher Education Area (EHEA) Ministerial Conference and Fourth Bologna Policy Forum took place on 14-15 May 2015 in Yerevan.
A ceremony to mark the extension of the existing drainage tunnel under the Metro took place on 11 May 2015.
On 9 May 1950 Robert Schuman called on the nations of Europe to unite and make war on our continent impossible.
Prevention, preparedness and response to natural and man-made disasters (PPRD) in the EaP countries- PPRD East 2 national advisory group meeting took place on 21 April 2015.
In the framework of an EU funded project a seminar-discussion “Leadership in the context of improvement and coordination of decision making process in VET sphere development” took place on 15 April 2015.
The 15th session of the EU-Armenia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (PCC) took place on 19-20 March 2015.
The two officials spoke to journalists about further EU-Armenia cooperation and then answered questions.
During his visit the EU Commissioner also went to Yerevan Regional State College #1.
A meeting between Wilhelm Molterer, Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), and Hovik Abrahamyan, the Armenian Prime Minister, took place on 16 March.
A workshop introducing the European credit system for vocational education and training (VET) took place on 6 March 2015.
International conference on “EU-Armenia cooperation: perspective in the actual political environment”, took place on 25 February.
The European Union Delegation to Armenia invited journalists on 19 February to a press briefing.
A TRACECA road safety action planning workshop opened on 3 February 2015 in the Congress Hotel in Yerevan.
The official launch event of the ENPARD in Armenia took place on 23 January.
A ceremony of launching eight agreements signed between the EU and Armenia was held at the office of the Prime Minister.
An official ceremony for the signature of fifteen cooperation contracts took place at the EU Delegation to Armenia.
The National Erasmus+ Office in Armenia, the EU Delegation to Armenia and the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) organised on 11 December an information day for scholars, experts from higher education institutions, students, and representatives of non-governmental organisations.
A two-day conference on disaster risk management was held in Yerevan on 3 -4 December, initiated by the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia and the NGO “Emergency Channel”. The conference was aimed at addressing emergency information and communication issues as integral parts of disaster risk reduction (DRR), and at compiling global best pr...
The EU Advisory Group (EUAG) held its 16th and last Advisory Board Meeting on 11 November in the presence of the Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Traian Hristea, and the Chief of Staff of the Office to the President of Armenia, Vigen Sargsyan. The board gave a positive assessment of EUAG activities throughout the whole implementati...
The “Armenia Model European Union 2014” Youth Conference (AMEU 2014) was held on 8 November. More than 110 Armenian students and activists from various regions of Armenia as well as 18 international participants from different European countries participated in the project. These participants were selected through a competitive, two-phase procedure...
On 16 October the Armenian Diplomatic School organised a workshop for international relations professionals and academics. The event was organised within the EU-funded project on “Providing Support to Capacity and Institution Building of the Diplomatic School in Armenia”. Participants listened to a panel of local and international speakers who disc...
On 18 October the official unveiling of the Armenian Electronic Civil Status Registry took place in Gyumri. This e-system was devised by the Armenian government with the support of the European Union through the “Transactional e-Government support in Armenia” project. The Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Traian Hristea, noted tha...
On 10 October, at the EU Centre, the Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Traian Hristea, presented certificates to participants of the second EU in Armenia club training course. Ambassador Hristea expressed his appreciation of the activities undertaken by the EU Centre, and hoped that similar projects would involve even greater numbers of people ...
On 6 October 2014, the EU Advisory Group (EUAG) organised a working discussion on the draft Anti-Corruption Strategy and Action Plan. The meeting was aimed at presenting comments and recommendations on the draft and to discuss mechanisms for implementation. The draft strategy defines the institutional setting of the fight against corruption and ...
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the EU organised a trade finance conference on 1 October at Elite Plaza Business Centre. It was aimed at increasing awareness and facilitating better access to trade finance instruments for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Armenia. The 2-day event gave opportunity for inte...
The EU-funded twinning project called “Empowerment of the Tertiary Level Education of the Republic of Armenia for European Higher Education Are Integration” was launched on 1 October in Yerevan. This project will contribute to the strengthening of cooperation on social development, in particular educational reform. This will be in line with EU best...
On 12 September the EU Advisory Group (EUAG) held an event in the Armenian National Assembly to summarise its activities in the fields of EU Approximation and Governance and EU-Armenia Parliamentary Cooperation. The Chair of the Standing Committee on European Integration, Naira Zohrabyan, highlighted the contribution EUAG had made to parliamentary ...
A working meeting was held on 26 August on the draft of the Republic of Armenia 2014-2018 Anti-Corruption Strategy. Representatives of civil society organizations (CSOs) and government attended the meeting. The event was opened by Karen Zadoyan, head of the “Armenian Young Lawyers Association” NGO. He presented the concept behind the anti-corruptio...
On 26 August a public discussion on the procedure of judges’ appointments and testing system took place at the Armenian Ministry of Justice. Representatives of the ministry, civil society and international experts were invited to take part. The event was organised within the framework of the EU-funded “Support to Justice Reform in Armenia” programm...
A workshop on cooperation with the European Parliament was organised at the National Assembly of Armenia on 22 July, aimed at strengthening inter-parliamentary relations on bilateral interests. The Chairperson of the Delegation to the Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (PCC) from Armenia, Samvel Farmanyan, opened the workshop, stating: ‘Both sides...
On 11 July a pre-departure orientation meeting of students leaving to study abroad in frames of "Erasmus+" programme took place at the EU Centre. The event was organised by the "Erasmus Mundus" association with support of the European Union. Students from Armenia that are going to obtain an MA degree in European universities and get double European...
On 28 June Yerevan Zoo celebrated “Dreamnight” for the first time. “Dreamnight at the Zoo” is a global network that unites zoos from Germany, Japan, USA, Canada, Mexico, China and India. The idea of the network is to invite chronically ill and disabled children for an unforgettable evening at the zoo once a year. Yerevan joined this global netwo...
On 5 June a political party consultation on a draft concept paper on constitutional reform in Armenia was held in Yerevan. The consultation was organised by the Specialised Commission on Constitutional Reforms of the President of the Republic of Armenia, in cooperation with the OSCE in Yerevan, the EU Delegation in Armenia and the German Federal En...
