Armenia–EU Relations
Armenian government backs EU membership bill in move mocked by Russia
The Armenian Government approved a draft law proclaiming the start of the process of Armenia’s accession to the EU.
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Armenia–Azerbaijan Conflict
EU monitors refute Azerbaijani claim of ceasefire violation on Armenia border
The statement came after Azerbaijan accused Armenia of violating the ceasefire.
2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections
War of words between Georgian Dream and EU Ambassador to Georgia
After a tense night of confrontation between protesters and riot police in the central streets of Tbilisi, Georgian Dream’s communications department, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, and other lawmakers from the parliamentary majority have claimed that Georgia hasn’t halted the country’s EU membership bid until the end of 2028. On Friday, a Georgian Facebook account named Sinamdvileshi (‘in fact’), which local media have said is Georgian Dream’s communications department, blamed EU Ambass
European Union
Georgian Dream to halt EU membership bid
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has announced the country is halting its EU membership bid ‘until the end of 2028’. In a press briefing on Thursday, Kobakhidze said the issue of opening accession negotiations with the EU would not be ‘on the agenda’ during the current parliament.’ He added that the government would also be refusing any budgetary support from the EU. The EU previously announced they were halting funding to the Georgian Government over the foreign agent law and other
Armenia
Azerbaijan’s EU Ambassador accused of threatening and insulting Armenian counterpart in Brussels
Armenia has accused Azerbaijan’s ambassador to the EU of threatening and insulting his Armenian counterpart at a reception organised by the Turkish Embassy in Brussels. On Tuesday, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Paruyr Hovhannisyan told journalists that Azerbaijan’s EU Ambassador, Vagif Sadigov, threatened Armenia’s Ambassador, Tigran Balayan, during a reception organised by the Turkish Embassy in Brussels. Hovhannisyan said that Armenia informed Belgium and the EU of the incident, and
2024 parliamentary elections
EU’s enlargement report: ‘Georgia has gone backwards while other candidate countries have advanced’
The EU issued its annual report on Wednesday detailing the changes over the last year for the ten countries aspiring to join the bloc, including Georgia. A year after Georgia was granted candidate status, EU ambassador to Georgia Pawel Herczynski said ‘there are unfortunately not many reasons to celebrate. Due to the course of action taken by the Georgian government, EU leaders stopped Georgia’s accession process’. While European politicians and EU officials have said to varying degrees of
2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections
EU suspends over €120 million in aid to Georgia
The European Union delegation in Georgia has stated that the country will lose €121 million ($130 million) in EU funding ‘as a result of democratic backsliding’. On Tuesday, an EU representative explained that ‘annual allocations are not all spent in the same year, hence remaining funds from 2022 and 2023 directly benefiting the authorities will be lost’. According to a post on Facebook by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for EU Neighbourhood and Enlargement, the money was ‘w
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