On 1 June, EUMA Head of Mission Markus Ritter together with the Ambassador Andrea Wiktorin, Head of EU Delegation in Armenia, welcomed an EU delegation from COEST Working group in Martuni. Mr Ritter introduced them to the mission’s mandate and its activities. He also updated the participants on security developments on the ground, based on observations gathered from the mission’s patrols.

In the first three months of EUMA’s existence, the mission conducted more than 300 patrols in total from its operational hubs in Goris, Jermuk and Martuni. Every week, the patrols cover more than 3800 km of distance. “The mission was launched in an unprecedented speed, starting its operations this February,” Mr Ritter said. The mission plans to open the three additional operational hubs in Kapan, Ijevan and Yeghegnadzor in the upcoming months, gradually reaching full operational capability in near future.

“Our goal is – among others – to contribute to stabilising the security in border areas. And according to numerous Armenian officials, EUMA has contributed to a certain stabilisation of the situation. However, the situation remains volatile,” Mr Ritter added.

EUMA is a non-armed, civilian and non-executive mission with the aim to observe and report to the EU on the security situation on the ground. The mission is deployed on the Armenian side of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, with Headquarters in Yeghegnadzor, six operational hubs (also called Forward Operating Bases) and a small Support and Liaison office in Yerevan.

With the support of the “EU4Culture” program and in cooperation with the “Urban” sustainable development fund, the Ijevan municipality has developed a cultural development strategy entitled “We are our mountains”, which will be implemented in 2023-2024. “We are our Mountains” is a cultural development strategy developed by the Municipality of Ijevan, and it received a grant of 300.000 euros to be implemented. On March 24, the “We are our mountains” cooperative, culture-based creative economy promotion project was officially launched in Ijevan.

The objective of the strategy is to improve cultural infrastructures through continuous creative activities, to ensure an active cultural life closely interrelated with economic development, contribute to the preservation and effective management of historical and cultural heritage.

EU4Culture is a four-year project funded by the European Union to support the culture sector with a special focus on non-capital cities in the Eastern Partnership Countries.



The deadline for the application and the documents is 16:00 (Yerevan time), March 22, 2023.

The project is financed by the European Union and co-financed by Austrian Development Cooperation. The project is implemented by the Austrian Development Agency and the United Nations Development Program in Armenia. The Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia is the partner of the project.

The aim is to promote sustainable, innovative and market-oriented agriculture in Armenia.

What does the program provide?

Sustainable agricultural machinery and equipment, post-harvest and processing equipment and infrastructure investments.

Note: no cash or cash equivalent grants will be provided to the beneficiaries.

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In case of questions, call only until March 17, 2023, Monday-Friday, 09:00-18:00

EU Green Agriculture Initiative program

Technical Cooperation Office of the Embassy of the Republic of Austria

Yerevan office:
Address: 26/1 Vazgen Sargsyan street, Yerevan, Armenia
Phone: 374 93 144 635
Email:  gaia@ada.gv.at
Facebook/Instagram:  European Union-GAIA Armenia

Vanadzor office:
Address: Tigran Mets Ave., Building 24/48 (entrance only from the street) Vanadzor, Armenia
Phone:  +374 60 65 00 45, +374 93 144 518
Email:  gaia@ada.gv.at
Facebook/Instagram:  European Union-GAIA Armenia

The “EU4 Innovation” grant program has been summarized which was launched on October 30, 2020.

The objective of the program was to increase the capacities of the National Center for Education Development and Innovation and to enhance the environment for STEM education.

The program consists of two components – “Advancement of the National Center for Education Development and Innovation by regulating mechanisms affecting the quality of general education”, and “Improving the STEM learning environment through the acquisition of property and equipment”.

The main objective of the “Advancement of the National Center for Education Development and Innovation by regulating mechanisms affecting the quality of general education” component is to provide technical support to the NCEDI, contributing to the development of the organization’s capabilities. The provided support covers the main sectors of general education: professional development of teachers, which includes training and certification of teachers, management and evaluation of educational processes in schools, methodology for the development and expertise of curricula, materials, and the development of corresponding guidelines. Within the framework of the program, 50 laptops were provided to the NCEDI to organize the activities of the organization more efficiently.

The objective of the “Improving the STEM learning environment through the acquisition of property and equipment” component is to enhance the environment for teaching STEM subjects in schools of Tavush region by providing laboratory equipment and property for Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Geography and ICT. As part of the component, 76 secondary schools of Tavush received laboratory equipment and property for STEM subjects and ICT. As part of the component, 76 secondary schools of Tavush region received laboratory equipment for STEM and ICT.

On September 30, the closing event of the UPSHIFT Ijevan teenagers development and community involvement promotion program took place in the Central School of Dilijan.

During the event, the results of the UPSHIFT Ijevan program were summarized, including the presentations of the projects implemented by the teenagers, within the framework of the program.

The representatives of the government and local self-government bodies, national and international organizations, and other interested parties were present at the event to get acquainted with the details of the program and the results of the projects and to celebrate the achievements of the participants of UPSHIFT.

UPSHIFT Gavar and Ijevan teenagers development and community involvement promotion program are implemented together with Gyumri “Youth Initiative Center” NGO and UNICEF Armenian office, with the support of the European Union.



On May 25 and 26, the second two-day meeting of BootCamp community youth programs was held within the framework of “UPSHIFT Gavar and Ijevan” Cultivating Adolescents Growth and Engagement in Community Development program at YSU Ijevan Branch.

Fifty teenagers from Ijevan and nearby villages worked on their project ideas and prepared presentations of their project ideas to solve community problems with innovative approaches.

On the second day of the BootCamp, ten teams presented their project ideas to the jury. The five teams that scored the highest points received 120.000 AMD funding within the framework of the project to make their ideas a reality.

The start of the project implementation phase has been given.

“UPSHIFT” Cultivating Adolescents Growth and Engagement in Community Development program is implemented by Gyumri Youth Initiative Center NGO in cooperation with the Armenian office of UNICEF and with the support of the European Union.

On May 6, within the framework of the EU4Youth “Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development for Green Progress” project, Green Lane NGO, in cooperation with YSU Ijevan Branch, organized a job fair in Ijevan.

About 40 organizations participated in the job fair. They offered different jobs to the youth of Tavush region, offered various employment opportunities, short-term and long-term employment, internships, seasonal work, etc. More than 300 young people from different cities and communities of Tavush region had the chance to participate in the job fair. 

The purpose of the job fair is to connect the organizations operating and the youth living in Tavush region and enable the youth to leave their CVs with the preferred employers and participate in the interviews. 

The project implemented by Caucasus Environmental NGO Network (Georgia) and Green Lane NGO (Armenia) aims at identifying entrepreneurial potential in the most vulnerable communities and promoting entrepreneurship opportunities among young people. 

We are happy to announce that EU4IMACT starts receiving applications from the potential candidates from May 10 to June 10.

You can apply to the project by filling the application at https://shorturl.at/mvTY9

EU4IMPACT aims to support the migrants (including working migrants), returnees and their families in development of already existing businesses or start-ups.

By participating you will be able to.

– To acquire knowledge and skills on how to establish business, develop business plan, apply various financial skills, work with tax authorities as well as organize public awareness campaigns.
– To get funding from 2000 to 10000 Euro, which will be used to acquire main means (including property, workshop, technical equipment) and raw material, as well as branding and/or packaging services

Who can apply

1. Armenian citizens, who, within the last 3 years, have stayed at least one year abroad
2. Armenian citizens, who returned to Armenia within the last 3 years after at least 1 year staying abroad (in any foreign country)
3. Members of families of migrants and returned migrants (for example parents, children, husbands, sisters or brothers living in Armenia)

All details of the project are provided in our leaflets placed at our page.