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Question Time: Relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh and at the Lachin corridor
Armenia and Azerbaijan have been in conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh for 30 years, during which two bloody episodes of war, in 1992 and in 2020, have alternated with periods of frozen conflict. Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has shaken the balance of power in the region. To avert further escalation of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the international community has stepped up mediation efforts, with the EU playing a prominent role. During the June session, Question Time with ...
Armenia and Azerbaijan: Between war and peace
Ever since the end of the Cold War, Armenia and Azerbaijan have been in conflict over Nagorno Karabakh, in the longest-running conflict in the post-Soviet space. Two bloody war episodes, in 1992 and in 2020, have alternated with periods of frozen conflict over three decades, amidst the inability of the international community to find a political settlement. Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has further altered the power balance in the region, creating a dangerous security vacuum ...
Beziehungen zwischen der EU und Aserbaidschan
Das Partnerschafts- und Kooperationsabkommen (PKA) zwischen der EU und Aserbeidschan, das seit 1999 in Kraft ist, bildet den Rahmen für diese bilateralen Beziehungen. Aserbaidschan, das als autoritäres Regime zu betrachten ist, ist ein wichtiger Energielieferant der EU. Seit kurzem spielt die EU eine aktivere Rolle als Vermittler zwischen Armenien und Aserbaidschan. Das Europäische Parlament wird sich voraussichtlich während seiner März-I-Plenartagung mit einem Initiativbericht über die Beziehungen ...
Beziehungen zwischen der EU und Armenien
Die bilateralen Beziehungen zwischen der Europäischen Union und Armenien beruhen auf dem Abkommen über eine umfassende und verstärkte Partnerschaft zwischen der EU und Armenien, das seit März 2021 in Kraft ist. Die EU ist ein wichtiger Handels- und Hilfspartner für Armenien und vermittelt derzeit auch im Konflikt zwischen dem Land und Aserbaidschan. Im Februar 2023 leitete die EU eine zivile EU-Mission in Armenien (EUMA) ein und signalisierte damit eine wachsende Rolle für die EU angesichts des schwindenden ...
The European Union’s relations with Armenia and Azerbaijan - European Implementation Assessment
In December 2021, the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) launched an own-initiative procedure (2021/2230(INI)) on EU-Armenia relations and another on EU-Azerbaijan relations (2021/2231(INI)). The appointed rapporteurs are, respectively Željana Zovko (EPP, Croatia) and Andrey Kovatchev (EPP, Bulgaria). To accompany its scrutiny work, Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) requested the Ex-Post Evaluation Unit Ex-post Evaluation Unit of the Directorate for Impact Assessment ...
Question time: Heightening tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Following the fragile November 2020 ceasefire agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, hostilities have recently broken out on Armenian territory. Both countries participate in the EU's Eastern Partnership, and the European Parliament will use its powers of oversight in the revived 'question time' during its October I plenary session, to question the High Representative/Vice-President of the European Commission (HR/VP), Josep Borrell, on the issue.
A second chance for Armenia after elections?
The 2018 Velvet Revolution installed Nikol Pashinyan as prime minister of Armenia. By 2020, Pashinyan's reform drive, already running out of momentum, hit two major obstacles: the coronavirus pandemic and, above all, a brief but disastrous war with Azerbaijan. Despite the trauma of defeat, in June 2021 voters gave Pashinyan a second chance, in elections seen as a positive sign for the country's future.
Armenia and Azerbaijan on the brink of war
Armenia and Azerbaijan are bitterly opposed over Nagorno-Karabakh, an Armenian-backed separatist territory that international law recognises as part of Azerbaijan. The fighting, which began in September 2020, is the worst since 1994, when a ceasefire ended a two-year bloody war. With Turkey openly backing Azerbaijan, there are fears that this could trigger conflict with Russia, Armenia’s main ally.
Outcome of the special European Council meeting, 1-2 October 2020
The European Council meeting of 1-2 October 2020 was largely dedicated to external relations. EU leaders discussed a wide range of foreign policy issues, including relations with China, Nagorno-Karabakh and the Navalny poisoning attempt. Particular attention was paid to the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean, with EU leaders extending an offer to cooperate with Turkey – provided the current path to dialogue was maintained – while envisaging all options otherwise. On Belarus, the leaders agreed ...
Östliche Partnerschaft 3.0: Grundsätze, Prioritäten und Aussichten
Die geopolitische, wirtschaftliche und sicherheits-politische Situation in Europa hat sich in den vergan-ge¬nen zehn Jahren, seit die Östliche Partnerschaft ur-sprüng¬¬lich gegründet würde, bedeutend verändert. Mit dem wachsenden Druck auf Demokratien und Multi¬late¬ra¬lismus weltweit, einem aggressiven Russland unter Wladimir Putin und einem immer stärker Einfluss nehmenden China wächst auch die Rolle der Europä¬i¬schen Union – einem globalen Vorkämpfer für Demo¬kratie und Multilateralismus – und ...