€3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in ArmeniaJune 8, 2024 - 14:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Union on Friday, June 7 paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms, the EU delegation to the country said. The programme aims to support Armenia’s justice sector reform process in line with the country’s commitments under the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) (Articles 4 and 12), the EU’s best practices, as well as the recommendations stemming from the EU-Armenia Strategic Policy Dialogue in the Justice sector. The payment marks an important step in terms of recognition of progress in the justice sector reform agenda - improved accountability and integrity, in particular through the continuation of integrity checks for judges and prosecutors and introduction of regular integrity checks of all sitting prosecutors, judges, and investigators, improved efficiency and accessibility/access to justice via integrated e-justice system and the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms, as well as introduction of comprehensive evaluation, appointment and appeal mechanisms for judges, prosecutors and investigators. It highlights the continued extraordinary commitment of all relevant stakeholders i.e. Ministry of Justice, Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), Corruption Prevention Commission (CPC), Prosecutor General Office, National Assembly and CSOs. Further comprehensive and systemic policy and efforts, alongside capacity-building in justice sector institutions are needed to enforce the changes. Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | Joe Manganiello visits Armenian Genocide memorial Hollywood star Joe Manganiello has visited the Armenian Genocide memorial in Yerevan, according to the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute. Dream big, start small: Anna from Artsakh participates in Get Started She has become even more determined thanks to the Get Started educational program. Armenia, U.S. consider direct flights Gnel Sanosyan and Sarah Morgenthau have discussed the possibility of launching direct flights between Armenia and the U.S. Congress bill suggests increasing Armenia funding by $100 million Armenian Caucus Co-Chair, Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. has offered a bipartisan amendment with Rep. Nicole Malliotakis to the FY25 SFOPS Bill. |