EU says planning to expand financial assistance for Armenia by 20-25%December 19, 2017 - 18:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Union is planning to increase allocations for Armenia by 20-25%, the head of the bloc's delegation to Armenia Piotr Switalski said on Tuesday, December 19. Addressing the 17th session of the EU-Armenia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, Switalski said Armenia has initiated a pretty ambitious framework of reforms which cover a number of sectors from human rights to economic development. The EU's priority, he said, is to provide financial support in this process, Panorama.am reports. Also, the European official expressed hope that the new agreement will help expand the framework of Armenia-EU cooperation. Switalski reminded that Armenia is the first member of the Eastern Partnership program to negotiate a new type of document with the EU, which, according to him,may greatly contribute to the relations between the country and the bloc. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Greek-Armenian organizations support "Tavush for Motherland" Greek-Armenian organizations have expressed support for the campaign led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. |