CoE, EU launch joint project as part of Eastern Partnership
Baku, May 13 (AZERTAC). The Council of Europe and the European Union have today officially started work on a series of projects, worth €4 million over 30 months, to promote democracy, good governance and stability in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova Ukraine and Armenia.
The aim of the cooperation projects, to be run by the Council of Europe as part of the EU`s Eastern Partnership initiative, is to provide support to reform processes in the six countries involved and to help them move closer towards Council of Europe and EU standards in areas such as electoral standards and judicial reform, as well as fighting cyber crime and corruption.
The Council of Europe`s Director of Political Advice and Cooperation Claudia Luciani said: “This joint endeavor in key areas of our expertise is a further demonstration of the excellent cooperation between the Council of Europe and the EU in promoting common European values across the whole continent.”
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