PARTNERSHIP IN MOTION: ARMENIA, THE EU, AND THE PARLIAMENTS’ VISION FOR CLOSER INTEGRATION
On April 1, a public discussion titled “Partnership in Motion: Armenia, the EU, and the Parliaments’ Vision for Closer Integration” took place in Yerevan. It was jointly organized by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the Caucasus Institute. The event brought together politicians, parliamentarians, diplomats, experts, representatives of civil society, and the media to discuss a new phase in the EU-Armenia relations. The discussion emphasized that the fact that the partnership has been recently activated, and the upcoming high-level joint summits demonstrate the parties’ readiness to deepen political relations, strengthen democratic resilience, and shape a shared future in a complex region. The panel discussion featured François-Xavier Bellamy and Andrzej Halicki, Members of the European Parliament, Vice-Chairs of the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats), and Sargis Khandanyan, Chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations of the National Assembly of Armenia. The discussion was moderated by Sergey Minasyan, Deputy Director of the Caucasus Institute and Visiting fellow at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, who also addressed the evolving Armenia–EU relationship from a broad political and narrative perspective.