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TRAIAN HRISTEA: SUPPORTING AREAS FACILITATING ECONOMIC GROWTH IN ARMENIA AT THE FOCUS OF EU RELATIONS WITH THE COUNTRY
by Tatevik Shahunyan
ARMINFO
Thursday, February 20, 17:07
Private sector development, public administration reform and justice
sector reform will be the priorities of EU-Armenia relations in
the period 2014-2020, as they are expected to be conducive to the
country's economic growth, says the Head of the EU Delegation to
Armenia, Traian Hristea, in an interview with the EU Neighbourhood
Info Centre. "We expect they will be conducive to economic growth in
Armenia. A particular focus will be placed on encouraging economic
diversification and competitiveness, strengthening SMEs especially in
rural areas, securing the rights of business entities, enhancing the
Government's steering and administrative capabilities and independent
and effective judicial sector. A horizontal emphasis will be put on
civil society support across all these areas", says Hristea.
"As in other ENP countries, in Armenia the new European Neighborhood
Instrument (ENI) will contribute to strengthening relations and
bring tangible benefits to both the EU and Armenia through bilateral,
regional and cross border co-operation programmes. Indeed, by applying
the "more for more" principle, we expect to provide more support
for those partners genuinely implementing a broad and comprehensive
democratisation process. The ENI will also lead to a more simplified
and shorter programming process focusing our cooperation on key policy
objectives, and will promote further cross-border cooperation, as well
as closer links with EU internal instruments and policies", he says.
Hristea stresses that the European Union has provided substantial
support to reforms in many sectors in Armenia. "For example in the area
of vocational education and training, it has helped establish strategic
structures for reform in the sector, refurbished 12 multifunctional
colleges and modernised the curriculum. The EU has also assisted
e-governance reforms in Armenia including access to a fast and simple
registration of economic entities, a monitoring system for traffic
police, and an update of the population registry. Another project, the
EU Advisory Group, has facilitated the development of more effective
strategic and legal framework within different Armenian institutions
and helped prepare Armenia for technical and political dialogue with
the EU", he says.
by Tatevik Shahunyan
ARMINFO
Thursday, February 20, 17:07
Private sector development, public administration reform and justice
sector reform will be the priorities of EU-Armenia relations in
the period 2014-2020, as they are expected to be conducive to the
country's economic growth, says the Head of the EU Delegation to
Armenia, Traian Hristea, in an interview with the EU Neighbourhood
Info Centre. "We expect they will be conducive to economic growth in
Armenia. A particular focus will be placed on encouraging economic
diversification and competitiveness, strengthening SMEs especially in
rural areas, securing the rights of business entities, enhancing the
Government's steering and administrative capabilities and independent
and effective judicial sector. A horizontal emphasis will be put on
civil society support across all these areas", says Hristea.
"As in other ENP countries, in Armenia the new European Neighborhood
Instrument (ENI) will contribute to strengthening relations and
bring tangible benefits to both the EU and Armenia through bilateral,
regional and cross border co-operation programmes. Indeed, by applying
the "more for more" principle, we expect to provide more support
for those partners genuinely implementing a broad and comprehensive
democratisation process. The ENI will also lead to a more simplified
and shorter programming process focusing our cooperation on key policy
objectives, and will promote further cross-border cooperation, as well
as closer links with EU internal instruments and policies", he says.
Hristea stresses that the European Union has provided substantial
support to reforms in many sectors in Armenia. "For example in the area
of vocational education and training, it has helped establish strategic
structures for reform in the sector, refurbished 12 multifunctional
colleges and modernised the curriculum. The EU has also assisted
e-governance reforms in Armenia including access to a fast and simple
registration of economic entities, a monitoring system for traffic
police, and an update of the population registry. Another project, the
EU Advisory Group, has facilitated the development of more effective
strategic and legal framework within different Armenian institutions
and helped prepare Armenia for technical and political dialogue with
the EU", he says.