With 98% of its population being ethnic armenians, the country is one of the most ethnically homogeneous countries in the world. Armenia, georgia and moldova have joined the eastern europe energy efficiency and environment partnership e5p in a move to significantly boost their support for energy efficiency and the reduction of harmful emissions. It comes as an annex to the joint communication of the high representative and the 1 armenia, azerbaijan, belarus, georgia, republic of moldova, ukraine 2 com 2008 823. Ethnic minorities in armenia aegee eastern partnership plus. Moldova 1 and three southern caucasus armenia, azerbaijan, and georgia states, both.
Armenias agreement with the eu yerevan pretends to conduct a multivectoral policy wojciech gorecki armenia and the eu signed a comprehensive and enhanced partnership agreement cepa during the eastern partnership summit in brussels on 24 november. It does not represent the official view of the ec or the eu institutions. Eus eastern partnership, its tools and mechanisms of cooperation are introduced at the end of the paper. Statement by the steering committee of the civil society. Armenia, azerbaijan, and georgia states, both the european union eu and the eap countries 2 lack strict deci. Eastern partnership territorial cooperation programme armenia. Unfortunately, in our region there are problems and circumstances standing in the way of a full use of opportunities held out by the eu eastern partnership program. Armenia, georgia, kyrgyzstan, moldova, tajikistan, and ukraine may be considered for future membership in the. These changes also affected the eastern partnership eap, an eu policy launched in 2009 and directed at six states in the eus eastern neighbourhood, namely armenia, azerbaijan, belarus, georgia, moldova and ukraine. Eastern partnership and development cooperation areas. Support for the eastern partnership european commission. Armenia and eu sign comprehensive and enhanced partnership. The eastern partnership revisited eastern partnership.
How eastern partnership countries develop their economy, governance and. Migration from the eastern partnership countries to the eu. Eastern partnership from prague to riga supporting reforms, promoting change what is it. The treaty on the eurasian economic union was signed on 29 may 2014 by the leaders of belarus, kazakhstan and russia, and came into force on 1 january 2015. Armenian national platform of the eastern partnership civil society forum expresses its deep concern over the criminal cases already completed or still in the phase of investigation related to the facts of corruption and fraud within the eufunded projects. The epm came, the epm passed, but the issues of digital borders, dividing and. Abstract the current article presents an overview of the european unions conflict settlement mechanisms in armenia, georgia and moldova and discusses their impact on these countries europeanisation in the framew ork of the eastern partnership. Here you are an article about the topics of the workshop proposed by our project and some pictures representing some members, who were present in the statutory event. Nov 24, 2017 in 20, armenia and european were poised to sign an association agreement, which would have made armenia part of the deep and comprehensive free trade area with the european union. At the very least, the eventual and rather indirect benefits are predicted to be. Nov 30, 2017 brussels combined sources the european union and armenia signed an agreement aimed at significantly deepening their relations at a ceremony here on friday, november 24, held on the sidelines of the eastern partnership summit. Armenia, azerbaijan, belarus, georgia, moldova and. Over 60 delegates from 16 countries, international and regional organisations, business, civil society and academia gathered in yerevan, armenia on 7 9 november 2018 for a regional meeting of the inclusive framework on beps in eastern europe and central asia. It was a moment to celebrate the achievements of the last two years in the eus relationships with its six.
Eastern partnership civil society forum the launch of the eap in 2009, the swedishpolish initiative, is not only a means to deepen relations between the eu and eap six. The series of reports includes individual country reports on armenia, azerbaijan, georgia, moldova, and ukraine, as well as a. The european neighbourhood policy enp of 2004, and the subsequent eastern partnership eap of 2009 heralded a new form of relations with the eus neighbours partnership based on joint. It has been prepared by the eu neighbourhood info centre, a project funded by the eu. Armenias agreement with the eu yerevan pretends to conduct. All eligible students from armenia, azerbaijan, belarus, georgia, the republic of moldova1 and ukraine aged 1617 years old are invited to apply. Brussels armenia and the european union on friday signed a longanticipated accord, known as the comprehensive and enhanced partnership agreement cepa, which aims to strengthen ties between. This paper deals with the european union programme eastern neighbourhood partnership devoted to the eastern neighbouring states. European investment bank eib as part of the project private sector financing in the eastern partnership countries and the role of risk. In 2014, the eu committed eur 730 million for new programmes in the eastern partnership. By agreeing these tor the auditor confirms that heshe meets at least one of the following conditions.
Eastern partnership project was present at epm yerevan, which took place from 8 until 12 of march 2018. Armenia was included in the european neighborhood policy enp in 2004 and in the eastern partnership in 2009. President sarkisian backed out of that deal, opting instead to become a member of the russialed eurasian economic union, known as the eeu. Eastern partnership more critically and remember that democracy is a process.
Brusselsarmenia and the european union on friday signed a longanticipated accord, known as the comprehensive and enhanced partnership agreement cepa, which aims to strengthen ties between. The auditor and or the firm is a member of a national. The greening economies in the european unions eastern neighbourhood eap green programme supports the six the eastern partnership eap countries to move towards green economy by decoupling economic growth from environmental degradation and resource depletion. Pdf the article seeks to assess policy options of the eastern partnership policy in. Thus, the outlook for armenia s position within the eastern partnership eap and the future of the armenian relationship with the eu has two main impediments. Eastern partnership european external action service. On wednesday, the 14th december 2016, the prime minister of armenia, karen karapetyan, met with various representatives of.
Armenia, azerbaijan, belarus, georgia, republic of moldova and ukraine. Nov 17, 2017 the declaration is basically now ready, but armenia and azerbaijan are still fighting over wording on nagornokarabakh. However, for armenia the cepa is also the second best option. The eus relations with its neighbours are guided by the global strategy for the european unions foreign and security policy, the new strategic agenda 20192024. Thus, the outlook for armenias position within the eastern partnership eap and the future of the armenian relationship with the eu has two main impediments. Russia and the eastern partnership after the war in georgia. Smart geostrategy for the eastern partnership richard youngs. Armenia attended the may 2015 eu eastern partnership summit in riga and, after a lull, is negotiating a new cooperative framework with brussels. Ukraine, moldova, armenia, georgia, azerbaijan, kazakhstan, uzbekistan, turkmenistan, tajikistan and kyrgyzstan.
Epm yerevan 2018 aegee eastern partnership plus project. The partnership and cooperation agreement between the european communities and their member states, of the one part and armenia, of the other part the partnership and. Not surprisingly, labour migration is far more widespread in the three smaller eastern partnership economies moldova, georgia, armenia than in oilrich azerbaijan, belarus, or ukraine. The european unions eus eastern partnership, which aims to deepen coop. Yet, he spoke more about the eus possibility to influence neighbors turkey and azerbaijan, which continue to blockade armenia. The present road map has been developed for armenia with support of the eufunded project inogate technical secretariat and integrated programme in support of the baku initiative and the eastern partnership energy objectives, under activity 2 on the harmonisation of standards and codes in the partner countries pcs. In moldova and probably in georgia, too, migration was largely driven by deteriorating employment and incomeearning opportunities in rural areas. Eap csf armenian national platform finds dissemination of russian propaganda of this kind in the territory of republic of armenia to be illegal as it contradicts the ra constitution article 14. The eu cooperates with armenia in the framework of the european neighbourhood policy and its eastern regional dimension, the eastern partnership the etf supports the european commission providing inputs to the relevant bilateral subcommittees and follow up of the mobility partnership as well as annual country updates on education training and employment developments. Launched in 2009 at the prague summit, it brings our. Armenia, azerbaijan, belarus, georgia, the republic of moldova and ukraine. A new law on higher education is being drafted by the ministry of education and will be hopefully passed by the end of the year. Eastern partnership european school scholarship programme.
Understanding europeanization in georgia and armenia. Copenhagen criteria, which were used as conditionality for joining the eu. Joining the customs union precludes signing the aa with the dcfta. Nov 23, 2017 in october, eu sources told rferl that lukashenka had received an invitation without restrictions, just like the leaders of the other five eastern partnership states. Nov 24, 2017 brussels rferl the european union and armenia signed an agreement aimed at significantly deepening their relations at a ceremony in brussels on friday held on the sidelines of the eastern partnership summit. Written up by key experts, these policyoriented papers deal.
Russias eurasian union could endanger the neighborhood and u. We are signing new ambitious agreement with armenia. Differences over karabakhrelated wording nearly derailed the adoption of a similar declaration at the eastern partnership summit two years ago. Stronger together brussels, 24 november 2017 european commission press release the 5th eastern partnership summit took place today in brussels. Armenia organisation for economic cooperation and development. Signatures to the document entitled the comprehensive and enhanced partnership agreement cepa were put by high representative of the european union. Eu, armenia ink partnership pact as eastern partnership. Armenian indecision and a possible reassertion of russian pressure leaves. Armenian branch of eastern partnership civil society forum on. Ukraine, but not in the case of countries that do not have any interests in joining the eu. This policy initiative was meant to complement and strengthen the eastern.
Eastern partnership and russia glossary eu neighbourhood info centre an enpi project. The european unions conflict resolution capacity in armenia. First, in terms of economic integration, the main emphasis is on establishing bilateral deep and comprehensive free trade areas between the eu and partner countries, where the trade and investment liberalisation and regulatory approximation of the. Armenia teams for their valuable insights and productive partnership. Armenia is an early transition country in a confining geopolitical situation that limits integration and hinders resilience of the economy, with significant challenges also persisting in other transition qualities. Together with armenia, the eu aims to create opportunities for young people to study, work, participate fully in society and fulfil their potential. A balanced approach in building relations with the eeu and eu will remain a core element of armenias foreign policy. Eu, armenia sign landmark agreement the armenian mirror. Monitoring report of eastern partnership roadmap 2012. The european union eu and its member states formed the eastern partnership with armenia, azerbaijan, belarus, georgia, moldova and ukraine to help them build a stronger and more stable economic, social and political future. Ecnl where we work eastern partnership armenia armenia together with transparency international and other consortium partners, ecnl worked on the usaid supported program on promoting transparency and accountability through advanced civil society participation. Russias eurasian union could endanger the neighborhood.
However, ethnic minorities are often unrepresented in different institutions and discriminated regarding their culture, language and traditions. Understanding europeanization in georgia and armenia discourses, perceptions and the impact on bilateral relations. While voicing its eu aspirations, armenia has not been as outspoken as other eu eastern neighbours, largely due to its security dependence on russia. The aim of the paper is to show that despite the crisis and difficulties in the european union, eu is still important for armenia and gives a huge assistance to armenia in the formation of.
Armenia is additionally a member state of the euronest parliamentary assembly, the council of europe, and takes part in various other european programs and treaties such as the european cultural convention, european higher education area and the european court of human rights, among others. Armenia, georgia and moldova join eastern europe energy efficiency and environment partnership. Introduction the european union eu as a political and economic union is based on continuous integration without a predetermined conclusion. Methodology the monitoring report consists of two volumes aiming to assess armenias progress towards implementation of the multilateral and bilateral dimensions of the 201220 eastern partnership eap roadmap, using evaluations conducted using benchmarks. The eastern partnership, the union for the mediterranean and the remaining need to do something with the enp article pdf available august 2009 with 181 reads how we measure reads. Eastern partnership a policy that delivers brussels, 21 may 2015 the eastern partnership, a joint undertaking of the eu and its eastern european partners armenia, azerbaijan, belarus, georgia, the republic of moldova and ukraine, has advanced in concrete terms across a range of bilateral and multilateral cooperation areas since the 20.
In 2008, sweden and poland expressed the need for the eu to deepen relations with its eastern neighbours and called for the establishment of a socalled eastern partnership. A strong partnership to change peoples lives for the better. Armenia, georgia and moldova join eastern europe energy efficiency and environment partnership armenia, georgia and moldova have joined the eastern europe energy efficiency and environment partnership e5p in a move to significantly boost their support for energy efficiency and the reduction of harmful emissions. Download ecfr riga papers view from eap countries in pdf. Launched in 2009 eap confirmed the importance energy in cooperation during riga summit in 2015. June 2018 1 this is a joint action plan or a roadmap for the comprehensive and enhanced partnership agreement cepa signed between the european union and the republic of armenia, prepared by a group of civil society actors with extensive experience in democratic reform monitoring, critique, and policy. Road map and action plan for the republic of armenia on. According to rferls correspondent, officials in brussels are now quite worried.
Statement by the steering committee of the civil society forum of the eastern partnership on the expectations from the recent democratic changes in armenia the steering committee of the eastern partnership civil society forumeap csf welcomes the recent democratic developments in armenia, started by velvet revolution last spring. Pdf eastern partnership and the preferences of new eu. Until recently, integration of eastern european neighbors was mostly realized through accession promises of the eu. Armenia and european union sign landmark partnership agreement. Importantly, the underlying causes that hindered the latters signing still continues to pose a challenge to armenia. Russia and the eastern partnership after the war in georgia jeanphilippe tardieu august 2009.
Eastern partnership and the caucasus strategic input from the region by iris kempe, tarek hohberg and roderick kefferputz 1 with its new eastern partnership eap, the eu has opened a new chapter in european eastern policy, and from the very beginning it aims to involve civil society. Is the eastern partnership sufficient to revive the eastern dimension of the. Armenia azerbaijan belarus georgia moldova ukraine future of the eastern partnership have your say. The governments of the eastern partnership countries must focus on the professionalisation. European union and armenia sign landmark partnership. The eap is intended to provide an avenue for discussions of trade, economic strategy. Eastern partnership and the eu and armenia will further facilitate its involvement in the. Commissioner hahn in armenia to prepare for the eastern partnership summit 29092017 johannes hahn, commissioner for european neighbourhood policy and enlargement negotiations will visit armenia on 2 october in preparation of the eastern partnership summit brussels, 24 november 2017. Armenia entered the eus eastern partnership in 2009. The eastern partnership territorial cooperation eaptc support programme is nearing completion.
This report covers the progress made in the implementation of the eastern partnership to date. Improving prospects for youth is at the heart of the european unions cooperation with its eastern partners. Over the last strategy period 20152018, armenias economy has continued to grow and recorded. Eu armenia partnership priorities aim to facilitate the implementation of the. Armenia, azerbaijan, belarus, georgia, moldova and ukraine. Agreement between the european union and the republic of. Building the economic resilience of eastern partnership countries is at the heart of the european unions contribution towards having a stable and prosperous neighbourhood. Commissioner hahn in armenia to prepare for the eastern. The eastern partnership eap framework is the basis for the cooperation between armenia and eu, particularly, in the area of energy. Visa liberalization with armenia on 2017 eastern partnership. Therefore, it is time for us all to assess the five years we have spent together. The eurasian economic union eaeu is an economic union of states located in central and northern asia and eastern europe. The eastern partnership eap is a joint initiative of the eu and its eastern european partners.
Eueastern partnership seminar 1 introduction and summary. Recent economic developments in the country armenia s real gdp expanded by an estimated 8. Eaptc support programme is looking for your feedback dear colleagues, partners and friends. Belarus, georgia, armenia and azerbaijan are now steps away from the. In 2009, the eu launched its eastern partnership eap initiative with the ambition to promote closer cooperation with six of its eastern neighbours armenia, azerbaijan, belarus, georgia, moldova and ukraine. Negotiations on the comprehensive and enhanced partnership agreement were successfully concluded on 26 february 2017. Nevertheless, armenia s interest in the eu has grown since the launch of the eastern partnership. Partnership priorities follow the principles of coownership and differentiation and stem from the four priorities2 jointly agreed at the 2015 eastern partnership eap riga summit, which were confirmed by both sides at the eu eastern partnership foreign affairs ministerial meeting in may 2016 as the guiding framework for future work. This meant, for example, that we could mobilise major budgetary support to help stabilise ukraines economy in the immediate aftermath of the may democratic elections and the signature of the association agreement with the eu. The eastern partnership eap is a joint initiative of the european external action service of the european union eu together with eu, its member states, and six eastern european partners governing its relationship with the postsoviet states of armenia, azerbaijan, belarus, georgia, moldova, and ukraine. Across the eastern partnership, the european union is. Conse quently, the eu pursued a policy combining cautious.
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