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PCF projects for Armenia presented to press

The Council of Europe and European Union presented  a series of new projects for Eastern Partnership countries, including Armenia, to the media in Yerevan.

The media were introduced to the four projects which are being carried out in Armenia under the Programmatic Cooperation Framework in 2015-2017, they focus on improving electoral processes in the country, combatting ill-treatment and impunity, strengthening healthcare and human rights protection in Armenian prisons, as well as fighting corruption in higher education in Armenia.

The projects are funded by the EU and the Council of Europe, and are implemented by the Council of Europe, their total budget is 2.2 million euro. In addition to these country-specific projects, Armenia also participates in 14 regional initiatives covering several countries.

Natalia Voutova, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Yerevan;  Hoa-Binh Adjemian, Head of Co-operation Section of the European Union Delegation to Armenia, European Union Delegation in Armenia; Paruyr Hovhannisyan, Head of European Department of the Armenian Foreign Ministry;  and Arkadi Sytine, Co-ordinator of the Programmatic Cooperation Framework for the Council of Europe (Strasbourg) presented the joint projects.

Press notes on projects in Armenia

Yerevan 1 October 2015
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