Overview
- The EU and Armenia held their first bilateral summit in Yerevan on Tuesday and signed a Connectivity Partnership to expand transport, energy and digital links.
- EU leaders delivered a first progress report on Armenia’s visa liberalisation plan and initialled a working arrangement with Frontex to strengthen border and migration management.
- Armenia received initial deliveries worth €30 million under the European Peace Facility, and a new EU Partnership Mission will help counter hybrid threats and disinformation.
- Brussels opened a call for investment proposals from EU, EEA and Armenian firms, and early letters of intent target digital networks, semiconductor skills and innovation projects.
- The moves drew warnings from Moscow that EU membership conflicts with Armenia’s Eurasian Economic Union commitments, as the high-profile meetings lifted Prime Minister Pashinyan’s standing ahead of the June 7 vote.