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ARMENIA, EU SIGN 15 COOPERATION PROJECTS
17:04, 18 Dec 2014
On 18 December the EU Delegation to Armenia held an official ceremony
for the signature of fifteen EU cooperation projects in Yerevan. New
actions with a total budget of approximately EURO 10 million will
support civil society and local authorities, as well as government
reforms in Armenia.
The fifteen contracts are in various fields of bilateral and regional
cooperation - from agriculture and rural development through human
rights and democracy to poverty reduction and sustainable urban
development.
The ceremony was welcomed by H.E. Ambassador Traian Hristea, Head of
the EU Delegation to Armenia. "The EU remains committed to further
engage with Armenia, and to strengthen bilateral cooperation in areas
of mutual interest based on shared values. It is my pleasure to welcome
the start of important initiatives that will benefit from EU funding,"
he noted.
The majority of projects focus on supporting the respect for human
rights and are implemented by international and local civil society.
Over the next two-three years, they will promote civil society
dialogue, strengthen freedom of expression, rule of law, advance
gender equality and combat gender-based sex selective abortions in
Armenia. They will also promote the integration of Syrian refuggees
in the country and assist children without parents.
Other EU-funded initiatives will provide technical assistance for
reforms in agriculture and rural development in Armenia, strengthening
new and existing producer groups and supporting institution building of
the Ministry of Agriculture. They will accompany the overall EU sector
support programme for the development of agriculture and rural areas.
Poverty reduction and sustainable development is the goal of four of
the new contracts to be implemented through non-state actors and local
authorities. They will help minimize social and economic hardship
of rural communities in Shirak, develop sustainable tourism, promote
ecological bee keeping in Vayots Dzor and improve public services in
Jujevan, Baghanis and Voskevan.
Another action will provide access to renewable and efficient energy
in the municipalities Vayq and Spitak.
Most of the new projects are the result of global and local calls
for proposals through the Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights
and the thematic programme on "Non-state actors and local authorities
in development."
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/12/18/armenia-eu-sign-15-cooperation-projects/
17:04, 18 Dec 2014
On 18 December the EU Delegation to Armenia held an official ceremony
for the signature of fifteen EU cooperation projects in Yerevan. New
actions with a total budget of approximately EURO 10 million will
support civil society and local authorities, as well as government
reforms in Armenia.
The fifteen contracts are in various fields of bilateral and regional
cooperation - from agriculture and rural development through human
rights and democracy to poverty reduction and sustainable urban
development.
The ceremony was welcomed by H.E. Ambassador Traian Hristea, Head of
the EU Delegation to Armenia. "The EU remains committed to further
engage with Armenia, and to strengthen bilateral cooperation in areas
of mutual interest based on shared values. It is my pleasure to welcome
the start of important initiatives that will benefit from EU funding,"
he noted.
The majority of projects focus on supporting the respect for human
rights and are implemented by international and local civil society.
Over the next two-three years, they will promote civil society
dialogue, strengthen freedom of expression, rule of law, advance
gender equality and combat gender-based sex selective abortions in
Armenia. They will also promote the integration of Syrian refuggees
in the country and assist children without parents.
Other EU-funded initiatives will provide technical assistance for
reforms in agriculture and rural development in Armenia, strengthening
new and existing producer groups and supporting institution building of
the Ministry of Agriculture. They will accompany the overall EU sector
support programme for the development of agriculture and rural areas.
Poverty reduction and sustainable development is the goal of four of
the new contracts to be implemented through non-state actors and local
authorities. They will help minimize social and economic hardship
of rural communities in Shirak, develop sustainable tourism, promote
ecological bee keeping in Vayots Dzor and improve public services in
Jujevan, Baghanis and Voskevan.
Another action will provide access to renewable and efficient energy
in the municipalities Vayq and Spitak.
Most of the new projects are the result of global and local calls
for proposals through the Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights
and the thematic programme on "Non-state actors and local authorities
in development."
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/12/18/armenia-eu-sign-15-cooperation-projects/