WORKSHOP ON "EU REGIONAL POLICY AND INSTRUMENTS" IN VANADZOR
armradio.am
18.02.2010 12:03
On 19th February 2010, Armenian-European Policy and Legal Advice Centre
(AEPLAC) in cooperation with the Ministry of Territorial Administration
organizes a workshop on "EU Regional Policy and Instruments". The
target audience of the workshop are primary elected and appointed by
the Government representatives of communities as well as delegates
of various social layers at grassroots level, i.e. NGOs, cooperatives
of Shirak, Lori, Tavush and Gegharkunik marzes.
The aim of the workshop is to provide an overview of EU structures
and main policies, EU-Armenia relations with the focus on regional
development instruments to the target group.
Strengthening of local self-government, including capacities of local
communities and civil service institutions, support to the reforming
of strategy for the agricultural sector necessary to foster rural
development and the development of quality production to encourage
diversification of activities and to ease access to export markets
and also to reduce poverty are in the agenda of EU – Armenia relations
since 1999.
Participants will avail from the workshop obtaining the latest
information on EU and EU-Armenia relations and development
opportunities. In addition the workshop is anticipated to be highly
effective in terms of articulation of the needs at grassroots
level and communication between civil society and state entities,
preconditions for development of a realistic Armenia’s EI Information
and Communication Strategy.
The workshop is the first in the series to capture the whole landscape
of Armenia , the territory of which is virtually divided into 3
segments – Northern, Central and Southern. Northern segment includes
Tavush, Lori, Gegharkunik and Shirak marzes. Central part includes
Aragotsotn, Kotayk, Armavir, Ararat marzes and Yerevan. Vayots Dzor
and Syunik marzes will be covered by the Southern segment.
Uffe Holst Jensen, Head of Operations Section of the EU Delegation to
Armenia and Vache Terteryan, Minister of Territorial Administration
will open the workshop with short remarks.