Thursday, November 30 2023 14:45

ArmInfo.Armenia's Cabinet has approved the presidential decree endorsing the financial agreement  "Support to Justice Reform in Armenia - Phase II" between Armenia and the European Commission. 

As stated in the explanation to the document, the Agreement on  financing the second stage was signed on July 19, 2023 in Brussels  and November 9, 2023 in Yerevan. As part of the document, the  European Union will provide the Republic of Armenia with budget  support in the amount of 9 million euros. Another 2 million euros  will be allocated for additional support for the project.

The funding agreement is designed to help Armenia achieve  international justice and anti-corruption standards related to  ethics, accountability, independence, quality, efficiency and access  to institutions.

The project is aimed, in particular, at bringing justice management  mechanisms and anti-corruption institutions into line with European  standards, including judicial, prosecutorial and investigative  bodies, raising awareness of stakeholders about reforms, mobilizing  public support for government reforms, creating an independent and  impartial arbitration center in accordance with best international  practice. The project implementation period is 4 years.