Andris Piebalgs on the Challenges of the Eastern Partnership Region
Channel: Riga Graduate School of Law
Date: 26/06/2014

European Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs on the challenges of the Eastern Partnership region and Latvia's possibilities to contribute to the region.

Riga Graduate School of Law, in cooperation with the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other partners, is offering a new Advanced programme aimed at public officials in the Eastern Neighbourhood of the European Union and Central Asia, which will be open also for representatives of civil society and academia.

The objective of the programme is to provide a training that is useful with regard to the relations between the European Union and its Eastern Neighbourhood, and also to provide a knowledge transfer that is based on Latvia's experience as a member of the European Union. 

The programme is funded by the government of Latvia and is offered with a special focus on the Eastern Partnership Region and Central Asia. The specific countries covered will be set for each programme year, and for 2014 they include: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, as well as Uzbekistan. Learn more: http://www.rgsl.edu.lv/en/news-and-events/620/new-advanced-programme-in-european-law-and-economics-for-eastern-partnership-region-and-central-asia