News - Armenia to get €10M from EU European Peace Facility

For the first time this year, Armenia will receive 10 million euros from the European Peace Facility (EPF) of the European Union (EU), as Hungary has lifted its embargo on this aid, EU diplomatic sources have told the RFE/RL Armenian Service. According to these sources, all the EU member states are now ready to give the green light, and this program is first expected be approved on the July 17 meeting of the ambassadors of these member states, and then on the July 22 meeting of their foreign ministers. In April, Hungary had vetoed this program, demanding that Azerbaijan also receive aid from the EPF. According to the RFE/RL Armenian Service sources, that proposal of Budapest was not accepted, but a compromise option was chosen to break the deadlock: Baku will be given money not from the EPF, but separately for demining activities. According to the RFE/RL Armenian Service sources, in the case of Armenia, the 10 million euros to be provided from the EPF is planned to be used for setting up of a modular field camp for battalion, and it will include a medical aid clinic. The goal is to help the Armed Forces of Armenia increase their resilience and stability-building capabilities, and thereby better protect the civilian population during crises and emergencies, according to the diplomatic documents at the disposal of the RFE/RL Armenian Service.