This programme, implemented by the EWPPP and its partner organization in Armenia, The International Association of Business and Parliament – Armenia (IABP), and the Armenian National Assembly, was aimed at strengthening the capacity of the Armenian Parliament, with particular emphasis on building professional skills among parliamentarians and parliamentary staff.
Interparliamentary workshops were held in Yerevan, Armenia, the Hague, the Netherlands, Ljubljana, Slovenia, and Riga, Latvia.
Programme Activities included:
Programme Launch, 27 - 31 January 2008, Yerevan;
Workshop I, “Aspects and Techniques of Parliamentary Practice in Armenia and the
Netherlands”, 15 – 18 June 2008, Yerevan;
Working Visit of the Representatives of the Parliament of Armenia to the Parliament of the
Netherlands, 23 – 26 November 2008, The Hague;
Working Visit of the Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia to the Republic of Slovenia, 14 – 18 June 2009, Ljubljana;
Workshop II, “Parliament as a Representative Body”, 19 – 22 October 2009, Yerevan;
Working Visit of the Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia to the Republic of Latvia, 2 – 6 December 2009, Riga;
Workshop III, “Effective parliamentary oversight and the role of role of parliament in promoting economic development”, 24-27 March 2010, Yerevan
The programme “Aspects and Techniques of Parliamentary Practice” for the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia was funded by the Matra programme of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands.
