Armenia to Start EU Bid Soon, Says PM Pashinyan
Pashinyan said the application is needed before a referendum and that the process will begin soon, as Armenia weighs a pro-Western shift.
- On Monday, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced in parliament that Armenia will soon apply for European Union membership, without specifying a deadline for submission.
- Pashinyan added that "calls coming from the Eurasian Economic Union partners" influenced the decision, following May statements urging Armenia to choose between the European Union and the Eurasian bloc.
- Armenia adopted the Integration Act last March to declare its aspirations for membership; the country must meet the Copenhagen criteria, requiring stable democratic institutions and a functioning market economy.
- Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos stated "Helping Armenia on its European path is our responsibility," with 23 of the 27 European Union members currently supporting the expansion.
- Accession to the European Union typically takes nine years, though it can span 14 years as seen with Cyprus and Malta; current candidates include Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Albania, and former Yugoslav countries.
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Armenia wants to officially knock on the door of the European Union. Nikol Pashinián announced this Monday in Parliament that his government will soon begin the process of submitting a formal application for membership, a step that Yerevan had avoided so far while trying to approach Brussels without breaking with Moscow.
According to Prime Minister Nikol Paschinjan, Armenia will prepare an application for accession to the EU. He did not mention a specific date, he only spoke of the "near future". The former Soviet Republic of Armenia is still officially allied with Russia, but has been increasingly oriented towards the West to Moscow's anger for years. One reason for this rapprochement was the disappointment about Russia. In the military offensive of Azerbaijan …
Armenia will soon begin preparations to apply to join the European Union, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told parliament on Monday.
The head of the Armenian government referred to the forthcoming filing of an application for membership of the European Union, which marks a new step in the rapprochement with the West to the detriment of Moscow.
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