  EU regional development policy discussed in Yerevan September 29, 2010 - 15:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan hosts EU Regional Policy and Instruments workshop focusing on regional development policies and instruments in the current context of EU-Armenia relations. Guided by the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement as well as European Neighborhood Policy and Eastern Partnership, EU supports social development of Armenian communities by regional development programs with special emphasis on disadvantageous areas. The focus is laid on infrastructure, human capital and SME development modeled on EU cohesion policy. Participants constituting key decision makers and implementers of local administration (marzpetarans, mayor offices, municipalities) as well as NGOs and other representative bodies will avail from the workshop obtaining the latest information on EU and EI-Armenia relations and development opportunities. The workshop is the third in the series capturing the whole landscape of Armenia. The first and second workshops were held Vanadzor and Goris respectively.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia  The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |
