The Armenian Institute of International and Security Affairs
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Exploring V4 Experience for the EU-Armenia Cooperation 

 

The grant holder and main project coordinator is the Armenian Institute of International and Security Affairs—AIISA, an independent Yerevan based think tank. The coordinator of the project is Styopa Safaryan, AIISA founder and director.

The Project will be implemented with the support of the following research institutes and think tanks from V4 countries:

 

Institute for Politics and Society

Martinské 2, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic


 

Strategic Analysis Think Tank

Tolstého 5, Bratislava 811 06, Slovak Republic

 


 

Res Publica Foundation 

Gałczyńskiego 5, Warsaw, Poland

 

 



Centre for Euro-Atlantic Integration and Democracy

Dutka Ákos utca 72, Budapest, Hungary


 

The project is co-financed by the Governments of Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia through Visegrad Grants from International Visegrad Fund. The mission of the fund is to advance ideas for sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe.


 

SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT

The project includes policy discussions with V4 experts and preparation of a policy paper on the EU-Armenia relations.

Current issues: While the EU continues supporting Armenia on its reform path through the implementation of the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA), a new EU-Armenia Partnership Agenda, aiming to boost reforms and enhance cooperation in all areas, is in the making, as was proposed at the joint EU-US-Armenia high level meeting on April 5. The partners aim to expand cooperation, including in key sectors such as political reforms, economic development and humanitarian support, and plan to expand the partnership in mobility, governance, law enforcement, trade, connectivity, agriculture, energy, and technology. The project aims at contributing to the policy development by means of analysis of the Visegrad Four states' know-how.

 

THE MAIN GOAL OF THE PROJECT

The project will involve Armenian civil servants and policy experts in series of consultations and discussions with experts from Visegrad Four states, to facilitate transfer of experiences and know-how relevant from both the points of view of V4 states’ transition experience and current policies, and the experts’ experience regarding advice and assistance provided by V4 to the Eastern Partnership states recently granted EU membership candidacy status. In addition to stimulation of policy-focused discussions, the project will also involve experts from Armenian think tanks active in the fields of policy reform and European integration in the preparation of a comprehensive policy paper with recommendations towards further cooperation with V4 states in the context of Armenia’s reform and European integration vision for the short and mid-term perspective. The paper in Armenian and English would be presented and distributed among public officials, policy experts, policymakers, civil society organisations, higher education institutions and other relevant audiences in Armenia, V4 states, and beyond, including other EU members’ diplomatic missions in Armenia, think tanks, and EU institutions.

 

ADDED VALUE AND INNOVATION ELEMENT OF THE PROJECT

The project would allow to keep developing the cooperation with the V4 partners, using their know-how and practical tools, which are evolving based on the partners' experience in their respective countries and other regions such as Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership. It would also use the experience from our previous analysis and publications, as well as advocacy for Armenia's reform agenda and prospects for European integration. The project will consider the regional situation after granting EU membership candidacy status to several Eastern Partnership states.

The project will also allow to develop the already established cooperation with the V4 partners and to combine the partner institutions’ experiences and expertise, as well as to compare policy approaches in Armenia and V4 states, using the partners’ know-how. Besides relying on V4 experiences, the project will additionally expose the current stage and possibilities of deepening the EU-Armenia cooperation to expert audiences in V4 states. 

 

PROJECT ACTIVITIES 

 

October 25, 2024 

Armenia-EU: Fostering Strategic Partnerships on Account of V4 Experience

Full-day conference with Armenian policymakers and experts and online contributions by V4 partner experts

November 25, 2024 -January 13, 2025 

On-Line Seminars Twelve 2-hour discussions with V4 experts on mobility, governance, trade, connectivity, energy, technology, etc

 November 25, 2024

The EU-Armenia Relations in the Field of Trade and Technologies: Armenia's Challenges and V4's (the Czech Republic) Possible Contribution

 

November 28, 2024

EU-Armenia Strategic Partnership in Overcoming Conventional and Hybrid Threats,  Possible Contribution of V4 Countries to It

December 13, 2024

Digital Space and Digitalization:  Exeprience of  V4 Countries for Armenia-EU Partnership

December 18, 2024

Exploring More for Armenia-EU Strategic Partnership

December 20, 2024

EU-Armenia New Strategic Partnership Agenda: Issues of Strategic Communication and Stakeholders 

December 23, 2024

Cybersecurity Governance in V4 Countries and Armenia

December 27, 2024

Armenia- EU's Joint Response to Geopolitical Challenges in the South Caucasus

January 6, 2025

Armenia-EU Shared Interests in the Field of Connectivity, and V4's Possible Contribution 

January 7, 2025

The Dimension of Regional Cooperation in the Context of the EU-Armenia Strategic Partnership: lessons from the V4

January 8, 2025

StratCom About the EU-Armenia Strategic Partnership on Social Media

January 10, 2025

Driving Forces that Shape Foreign Policies and Their Impact on European Integration Processes

September 20, 2024 - January 20, 2025

Policy paper with recommendations

Drafting Policy Paper with short policy briefs on the subtopics

January 16, 2025

Presentation of the Policy Paper at the Conference

 

Exploring V4 Experience for the EU-Armenia Cooperation

Final presentation of the paper and discussion about the recommendations

 

Expert(s)

AIISA Press Center