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Support to Justice Sector Reforms in Armenia, Phase II - complementary support Contract related to: Support to Justice Sector Reforms in Armenia, Phase II - complementary support - This programme is a logical progression to follow-up on the achievements gained during the ongoing Sector Support Performance Contract ¿Support to Justice Sector Reforms in Armenia, Phase I¿. It aims, as the ongoing programme, to support Armenia¿s judicial and legal reform and anti-corruption process in line with the country¿s commitments under the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) (Articles 4 and 12), and with the recommendations stemming from the EU-Armenia Strategic Policy Dialogue in the Justice sector. In addition, it targets Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 on Peace and Justice, strong institutions as a main goal, and other significant goals such as SDG 5 on Gender equality and SDG 8 Decent work and Economic Growth. The programme is based on a positive experience in the ongoing Sector Reform contract with both good compliance and progress against variable tranche targets and sustainable results from the complementary support. The programme objectives are also in line with the joint messages on Justice and Anti-corruption revised and agreed with development partners in January 2020 in the framework of the EU-led informal donor coordination, as well as with the outline for the Government¿s updated draft strategy of judicial and legal reforms covering 2021-2026.The programme builds on the priorities of the Armenian Government in the justice sector reform. Those are comprehensively outlined in the Strategy on Judicial and Legal reforms for 2019-2023 and Anti-corruption strategy 2019-2022, which lists among main priorities, the most persisting challenges in the justice sector, such as corruption, lack of judicial independence, impartiality and accountability, as well as limited efficiency of the judiciary. The Government Program for 2021-2026 is also covering priorities related to the justice sector. In particular, it underlines the Government¿s commitment to justice reforms in Armenia to increase the effectiveness of the justice system, developing and revising a comprehensive reform agenda through, inter alia, strengthening judicial independence, efficiency, integrity and accountability. The above mentioned two strategies on Justice and Anti-Corruption are currently being updated to include the priorities under the Government Program for 2021-2026.
EU4SEVAN  environmental protection of lake Sevan <p>EU4SEVAN supports cooperation at preserving, protecting, improving and rehabilitating the environment, and utilising natural resources in a sustainable manner, including in the areas of water quality and resource management. In particular, EU4SEVAN will seek to address environmental problems that affect Lake Sevan.</p>
Sisian-Kajaran Road Project (North-South Corridor) <p>Technical Assistance package for the preparation of Sisian-Kajaran Road NorthSouth Corridor investment, including a Feasibility Study, Climate and Environmental Impact Assessment, Land Resettlement Support and Logistics Study. It enhances connectivity in Armenia and develops its main transport route between Georgia and Iran.</p>
Covid-19  Resilience contract for Armenia The main obejective of the programme is to tackle socio-eonomic and health aspects of Covid-19 crisis in Armenia
Financial Support for participation of the Republic of Armenia in the EU framework programme Horizon Europe <p>The project purpose is to support the participation of the Republic of Armenia to the Horizon Europe programme. The support will take the form of financial contribution to the participation in HE 2021 - 2027 covering part of the participation fee</p>
Component 1: Developing the competencies and institutional capacities of key national and regional institutions To develop the competencies and institutional capacities of key national and regional institutions to ensure the design, review and monitoring of relevant regional development strategies and action plans as well as their implementation through management of agreed actions and projects
European Media Facility in Armenia - Building sustainable and professional media This Action will contribute to a strong and vibrant Armenian media sector so it can fulfil its democratic role, acting as a watchdog and offer relevant and reliableinformation to the population in Armenia. The activities will support independent Armenian media to become more professional and financially sustainable, which is essential to ensure quality reporting and opportunities for journalists.
Activity under preparation Reform and CEPA implementation facility Reform and CEPA implementation facility  - Reform and CEPA implementation facility
EU4Energy Efficiency and Environment The main objective is to support initiatives aimed at energy efficiency and environmental protection. In particular, this programme aims to increase energy efficiency in existing buildings, in particular in multi-apartment residential buildings.
Support to Quality Infrastructure in Armenia The EU Action is a national technical assistance programme aimed at supporting the Republic of Armenia, through the National Body for Standards and Metrology, to provide sustainable and internationally recognized metrology services to stakeholders. Within this context, the proposed methodology will seek to impact both the supply of metrology services available within Armenia as well as the demand for these services by stakeholders. Both elements are critical for ensuring the sustainability.
Support to Justice Sector Reforms in Armenia: Phase II This programme is a logical progression to follow-up on the achievements gained during the ongoing Sector Support Performance Contract ¿Support to Justice Sector Reforms in Armenia, Phase I¿. It aims, as the ongoing programme, to support Armenia¿s judicial and legal reform and anti-corruption process in line with the country¿s commitments under the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) (Articles 4 and 12), and with the recommendations stemming from the EU-Armenia Strategic Policy Dialogue in the Justice sector. In addition, it targets Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 on Peace and Justice, strong institutions as a main goal, and other significant goals such as SDG 5 on Gender equality and SDG 8 Decent work and Economic Growth. The programme is based on a positive experience in the ongoing Sector Reform contract with both good compliance and progress against variable tranche targets and sustainable results from the complementary support. The programme objectives are also in line with the joint messages on Justice and Anti-corruption revised and agreed with development partners in January 2020 in the framework of the EU-led informal donor coordination, as well as with the outline for the Government¿s updated draft strategy of judicial and legal reforms covering 2021-2026.The programme builds on the priorities of the Armenian Government in the justice sector reform. Those are comprehensively outlined in the Strategy on Judicial and Legal reforms for 2019-2023 and Anti-corruption strategy 2019-2022, which lists among main priorities, the most persisting challenges in the justice sector, such as corruption, lack of judicial independence, impartiality and accountability, as well as limited efficiency of the judiciary. The Government Program for 2021-2026 is also covering priorities related to the justice sector. In particular, it underlines the Government¿s commitment to justice reforms in Armenia to increase the effectiveness of the justice system, developing and revising a comprehensive reform agenda through, inter alia, strengthening judicial independence, efficiency, integrity and accountability. The above mentioned two strategies on Justice and Anti-Corruption are currently being updated to include the priorities under the Government Program for 2021-2026.
Future Today: Empowering women, youth and children for deepening democracy in Armenia The project will establish ECD in rural Armenia, empower children, caretakers and parents, work with men to advance gender equality, empower youth and adolescents on civic participation and conduct a child nutrition survey
EU Green Agriculture Initiative in Armenia (EU-GAIA) EU GAIA contributes to the realization of shared and balanced inclusive growth in the Northern regions of Armenia through boosting green agriculture and enhancing local value added.
EU4Youth: Student democracy now - strengthening democratic governance in universities and student participation in youth related policy making The overall objective of the Action is to increase youth and student participation in democratic reforms in Armenia.  Specific objectives of the Action are to improve student self-organization and democratic governance in universities in Armenia and to improve participation of students, student organizations and youth CSOs in student- and youth-related policy-making.
CEPA Reform Facility The overall objective of the programme is to strengthen the Governments strategic and technical capacity to plan and implement structural reforms.
Green community - resilient future: introducing green urban development model aimed at Armenia's enhanced environmental protection and climate change adaptation. Contract related to: Green community - resilient future: introducing green urban development model aimed at Armenia's enhanced environmental protection and climate change adaptation.   - This decision complements DEVCO decision 2019/041-713.
EU4Innovation in Armenia:Enhanced Education focusing on science, technology, engineering and mathematics The specific objectives of the programme are: (1) to increase the number and quality of engineers and technology professionals in Armenia in line with the labour market demand, (2) to increase the number of students from regions graduating in STEM
Support to the Armenia-Turkey Normalisation Process - Rapid responses <p>Support to the Armenia-Turkey Normalisation&nbsp;</p>-Support to the Armenia-Turkey Normalisation Process - Rapid responses
EU TUMO Convergence Center for Engineering and Applied Science The project aims to (i) to strengthen the link between the academia and the IT/engineering industry, (ii) accelerate the transformation of Armenian higher education system, while (iii) providing shared research facilities and project based instruction open to all Armenian STEM students.   To further strengthen the link between research and industry, the centre will offer incubator facilities to start-ups and small technology companies.
EU for Increasing Migrants' Potential to Act for Development of Armenia The Action intends to contribute to empowerment of labour migrants, returnees and their family members through mobilising remittances for investing in local development and job creation. The Action will pilot a scheme to mobilise remittances for job creation and business development in the communities of Armenia.
Accountable Institutions and Human Rights Protection in Armenia The Project is designed to support the Government of Armenia (GoA) efforts towards inclusive, accountable and effective service delivery in the field of rule of law, security, enhanced human rights protection and Constitutional reform. It is aimed to strengthen rights-based approach in public service to safeguard protection, equality and inclusiveness, in line with the EU-GoA Financing Agreement Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) Reform Facility''.
Youth in Action: Youth Empowerment and Leadership Development in Armenia <p>Overall objective (OO) to enhance capacities and cooperation</p><p>among Armenian civil society for educating and empowering youth,</p><p>developing future leaders and enabling more active youth</p><p>participation in social, political and public life in the country.</p><p>Specific objective (SO) to foster and empower youth to actively</p><p>shape and participate in social, political and public life in Armenia</p><p>through enhanced leadership capacities, youth networks and media</p><p>literacy.</p>
Labour Action: Collaborative Effort for Accountable and Inclusive Employment The Action aims at strengthening protection of labour rights in Armenia with special focus on youth and vulnerable groups. Three main activities are foreseen:i) Data innovations and cross-sectoral partnership for better observance of labour standards;ii)  Enhance the capacity of CSOs and community groups to do shadow monitoring of labour rights in private and public sectors;iii) Enhance capacity of national and local government bodies to comply with labour laws.
EQUAL - EU 4 Women Empowerment in Armenia <p>Impact: To contribute to gender equality in Armenia - for women, men, girls and boys in all their diversity.</p><p>Outcome: State and non-state actors take meaningful action to address and prevent all forms of gender-based violence and discrimination in Armenia.</p><p>Intermediate outcome: Civil society organizations, including women¿s rights organizations, empower girls and women through capacity development, networking, innovative programming and policy work.</p>
EU Support to Education in Armenia The Action aims to increase the competitiveness of the Armenian education system, in line with the education reforms set in the Government Programme 2021-2026 and in particular the forthcoming State Programme for Education Development of the Republic of Armenia to 2030 and its Action Plan 2022-2026. This Action supports these reforms through enhanced policy dialogue, provision of funding and technical assistance. It will focus in particular on improving the quality of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) teaching and learning, bringing together formal and innovative non-formal education to make high quality educational services more accessible in rural communities. The specific objectives of this Action are: (1) the number of students participating in higher quality secondary education services in rural areas with a focus on girls is increased; and (2) The efficiency and accountability in the management of secondary education system are improved.
Family Environment and Services in Communities for Children of Armenia Recommitment of contract HUM/2018/402-828 (originally contracted under EIDHR/2017/039-697 and EIDHR/2017/039)
Enhancing economic development of Ijevan through leveraging PPP and creating local eco-system for innovative developmen The Action is aimed at launching PPP dialogue in Armenias Ijevan city aimed at establishment of a sustainable ecosystem for development of innovative entrepreneurship in the domain of tourism, high value agriculture and food processing.
Kotayk Solid Waste Project <p>The overall objective of the Action is to improve solid waste management in Kotayk with an integrated solid waste management programme.</p>
Activity under preparation Contribution Agreement (IM) - law enforcement Activity still under preparation: Contribution Agreement (IM) - law enforcement-Contract related to: Contribution Agreement (IM) - law enforcement -
Local Empowerment of Actors for Development (LEAD) in Lori and Tavush regions The aim of Action is to adress complex place-based development challenges associated with the growing territorial disparities in Armenia through bolstering the participation of a wide range of local stakeholders in sustainable and inclusive socioeconomic development of their communities. The Action will pilot implementation of the EULEADER/ Community-Led Local Development (CLLD) approaches in Lori and Tavush Regions.
LEAD4Shirak - Local Empowerment of Actors for Development of Shirak region <p>The main objective of the Action is to promote local inclusive growth and improved livelihoods of the rural population in Shirak marz through the support to community-driven local development initiatives and partnerships.</p>
Development and Introduction of E-Justice Solutions in Armenia The overall objective of the project is the development of the unified e-Justice platform (a public portal and a set of shared components) which will ensure digitalization of the whole paper circulation process in the justice system and better access and transparency of the judicial services.
Support to Justice Sector Reforms in Armenia To support Armenias justice sector reform process in line with the countrys commitments under CEPA (Articles 4 and 12), the EUs best practices, as well as the recommendations stemming from the EU-Armenia Strategic Policy Dialogue in Justice sector.
Enhancing private sector-led economic growth in Dilijan and adjacent communities The Overall Objective of the Action is to enhance economic growth and job creation in the enlarged Dilijan community. The enablers to tackle this growth are (1) implications of social economy  cooperation of enterprises in business associations and cooperatives, (2) institutional support to business  from advisory and administrative matters to education and outsourced services, (3) business clusters  bringing the members of sectorial value chains together, both physically and virtually.
Support to the Government of Armenia for the implementation of the ENP Action Plan and preparations for the future Association Agreement  Phase II The overall objective is to assist in the implementation of a number of selected key areas of the ENP Action Plan, while assisting the Geovernment of Armenia to prepare for the negotiations for a DCFTA and improving overall economic performance.
State and Resilience Building Contract for the Republic of Armenia Contract related to: State and Resilience Building Contract for the Republic of Armenia - The overall objective of this Action is to assist the Armenia Government to: i) manage the short term impact on the public finance, and avoid further destabilisation, ii) address the medium and longer-term needs of Nagorno-Karabakh refugees. The Action will contribute to the implementation of the support programmes adopted by the Government to enable the refugees to resettle in Armenia. Specifically, the action will strengthen the Government¿s ability to deliver financial assistance to refugees in the short and medium term;&nbsp;and facilitate the long-term integration of those refugees who will decide to integrate in the Armenian social structures, e.g. education, pension, and healthcare systems.
STRIVE for a better future: communities and civil society resilience in Armenia (STRIVE) STRIVE for a better future: communities and civil society resilience in Armenia (STRIVE) aims to improve the resilience, sustainability, accountability, and capacity for innovation of Armenian civil society organisations (CSOs). This will enable them to play a pivotal role in raising awareness, deepening democracy, and serving constituencies in Armenia, especially vulnerable populations.
Public Finance Policy Reform Programme in Armenia SRC with complementary action to support the implementation of the Armenian PFM Reform Strategy.
EaPIC - Armenia - scale-up of The project will support anticorruption efforts of the institutions of the Republic of Armenia and support civil service reforms.
Strong CSOs for inclusive social protection in Armenia The OO is to contribute to social change and inclusive, sustainable development in Armenia through strengthening CSOs to become competent and reliable actors in creating poverty reduction policies and provision of high-quality social services to combat poverty and inequality. The SO is to address needs of poor and vulnerable groups in Shirak, Tavush, Armarvir and Syunik regions by promoting needs-based and resilient poverty reduction policies.
Local Empowerment of Actors for Development (LEAD) Through piloting innovative methods and processes, the Local Empowerment of Actors for Development (LEAD) aims to bolster the participation of wide range of local stakeholders in the socio-economic development of their communities.
Fundamental rights and freedoms the guarantee of the future To strengthen of respect for constitutional rights and fundamental freedoms among young in Armenian.
Equal Personal Development Opportunities for Parentless Children Legal and socio-economic empowerment of parentless children in Armenia and provision of equal opportunities for their personal development
Armenian Public Buildings Energy Efficiency Programme Contract related to: Armenian Public Buildings Energy Efficiency Programme - The NIP's main purppose is to promote additional investments in key infrastructures sectors, such as transport, energy, water and environment, and to support social and private sector development in Partner countries
Decent Work Now! Labour rights awareness and legal suppor The Action will improve and enforce mechanisms of labour and social rights protection of individual citizens through increasing their knowledge and providing them with necessary legal assistance and by follow-up on violated rights: Three main activities are envisaged: i) legal consulting and assistance, ii) monitoring and collecting information about specific issues and cases and iii) creation of an online information platform.
The TA for the R2E2 upgrade <p>The project will contribute towards the establishment of institutional and regulatory environment for promotion and effective monitoring of EE.</p><p>The project will aim&nbsp;&nbsp;at&nbsp;&nbsp;setting&nbsp;&nbsp;up&nbsp;&nbsp;the&nbsp;&nbsp;necessary&nbsp;&nbsp;systems&nbsp;&nbsp;for management&nbsp;and&nbsp;implementation&nbsp;of&nbsp;energy&nbsp;efficiency&nbsp;standards&nbsp;in&nbsp;public&nbsp;and&nbsp;residential sector, in&nbsp;line&nbsp;with&nbsp;CEPA&nbsp;implementation&nbsp;where&nbsp;the&nbsp;Armenian&nbsp;Government&nbsp;will continue&nbsp;to&nbsp;harmonise&nbsp;its&nbsp;national&nbsp;legislation&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;energy&nbsp;sector&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;EU acquis. Improved&nbsp;energy&nbsp;efficiency&nbsp;leading&nbsp;to&nbsp;more&nbsp;sustainable&nbsp;growth&nbsp;in energy&nbsp;demand will&nbsp;also contribute towards addressing Armenia¿s energy dependency and energy security.</p><p>The project will be in line with the EU and International Finance Institutions high level energy initiative, which aims to increase support for energy efficiency policies and investments in buildings, using a comprehensive approach that supports concrete policy actions and scales up sustainable investments.</p>
Activity under preparation NS Corridor - Sisian-Kajaran Activity still under preparation: NS Corridor - Sisian-Kajaran-NS Corridor - Sisian-Kajaran - NS Corridor - Sisian-Kajaran
Armenia Technical Cooperation Facility The main purpose of this Action is to support key economic reforms in areas that have been identified as economic growth constraints or opportunities as well as support the implementation of the Comprehensive and Enhanced Cooperation Agreement.
Ad-hoc Technical Assistance to Support the Justice Sector Reforms in Armenia Contract related to: Ad-hoc Technical Assistance to Support the Justice Sector Reforms in Armenia - To support Armenias justice sector reform process in line with the countrys commitments under CEPA (Articles 4 and 12), the EUs best practices, as well as the recommendations stemming from the EU-Armenia Strategic Policy Dialogue in Justice sector.
Capital Cities Collaborating on Common Challenges in Hazardous Waste Management - Yerevan, Warsaw, Tirana The project aims at strengthening evidence-based governance aspects by technical and organisational solutions for HWM; improving participation-based governance aspects by increasing citizens' awareness and participation in management of HWM and promoting good governance by mainstreaming effective HWM.
Irrigated Agriculture Development in Ararat and Armavir Marzes Contract related to: Irrigated Agriculture Development in Ararat and Armavir Marzes - The NIF's main purppose is to promote additional investments in key infrastructures sectors, such as transport, energy, water and environment, and to support social and private sector development in Partner countries
Technical Assistance for Budget Support Programme Support to Justice Sector Reforms in Armenia <p>The overall objective is to strengthen the capacities of the government to implement the Judicial and Legal Reform Strategy 2019-2023 and Anti-Corruption Strategy 2019-2022.</p>