Armenia to receive Euro 170 million in EU reforms fundingSeptember 9, 2014 - 16:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Union will allocate Euro 140 to 170 million to Armenia between 2014 and 2017 for development of private sector and implementation of reforms in the sectors of public administration and justice, according to Panorama.am. On Monday, September 8 the European Commission ruled to provide funding to the EU Neighborhood partners. This package includes programs to the total amount of Euro 5.5 billion for Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia. The priorities of the financing have been set in close cooperation with authorities, civil society representatives and concerned parties in each of the partner countries. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |