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	As a follow-up to the last year's project Advancing media literacy and democratic resilience, a series of media literacy trainings in the regions of Armenia is currently going on. Additionally, the project experts and some participants will visit Germany in December for advanced training and discussions with NGOs and researchers. We are happy to continue our cooperation with CRISP - Crisis Simulation for Peace and the German Federal Foreign Office.
	Concluded projects
	Three training courses for public servants took place from 26 September till 5 October 2024 within the framework of the project Societal Resilience: Inclusive Governance and Strategic Communication implemented in cooperation with House of Europe, with support from the Lithuanian Development Cooperation and Democracy Promotion Programme. The trainings were organised in Kapan, Gyumri and Yerevan. Partner expert Dr Dalia Bankauskaite also was interviewed by 1in.am (in Russian). The project utilised the experience of the last year's project 'Building societal resilience in Armenia by development of strategic communication skills'.
	A policy design and evaluation course took place on 8-12 April 2024 within the framework of the project Developing public servants’ skills: policy design and evaluation, supported by the International Visegrad Fund and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea. The project organised in cooperation with V4 partners (Budapest Institute, Institute for Politics and Society, Res Publica Foundation, and Strategic Analysis Think Tank) introduced a course specially tailored for the Armenian context to a group of Armenian public servants and other experts. Case studies and practical examples taken from different countries’ experience additionally helped the participants to relate to the approaches presented, and to compare policy approaches in Armenia, V4 states and beyond. On 10 April, the course participants and partner experts had a meeting with the ambassador of the Czech Republic Petr Pirunčík, the ambassador of the Slovak Republic Miroslav Hacek, and the head of the political-economic section of the embassy of the Republic of Poland Marcin Różycki. The needs of the participants’ institutions and the possibilities to expand international expert cooperation and professional training activities were discussed. The project deepened our already established cooperation with policy experts in both Armenia and V4 states, and let to keep developing the policy dialogue with Armenian state agencies.
	The project Advancing media literacy and democratic resilience organised in cooperation with CRISP - Crisis Simulation for Peace, with support from the German Federal Foreign Office, was implemented in 2023. The conference ‘Disinformation and false narratives as component of hybrid threats’ was organised in Yerevan on 5 December, with live streaming by 1in.am (in Armenian). The presentations at the first panel of the conference, ‘The dilemma "security vs democracy": disinformation and false narratives about Armenia’s political situation and foreign policy’ were also covered in detail by the Aravot daily on 12 December and 13 December. Then, the expert discussion ‘Democracy and security’ was hosted by the Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly-Vanadzor on 15 December. Two online expert discussions involving distinguished foreign experts took place as well: ‘The role of social media in dissemination of disinformation’ (video in English available) on 11 December, and ‘Disinformation and false narratives about Armenia's cooperation with the EU’ on 18 December. Collection of articles on disinformation and propaganda narratives related to Armenia’s cooperation with the EU, identity issues, and the role of social media has been published (in Armenian). Between 23 and 27 October, CPS organised the study visit of a group of Armenian experts to Germany within the project framework. In addition to meetings with researchers and representatives of German NGOs working on the issue of disinformation, the group also discussed the current state of Armenia's relations with Germany and EU and the possibilities for development of relations with officials and think tank representatives. The group was also accepted by the ambassador of Armenia to Germany, H.E. Victor Yengibaryan, and discussed the project and other possibilities for cooperation. Also in the project framework, media literacy trainings for teachers, young activists and students were organised: in Yerevan on 26 September; in Armavir on 30 September; in Gyumri on 14 and 15 October, with two groups of participants; on 25 November in Ijevan; on 26 November in Talin; on 16 December in Masis; on 17 December in Vanadzor; and on 26 December in Yerevan. Certificates were awarded to 175 participants.
	A strategic communication course for Armenian public servants took place in Yerevan, with online input by Lithuanian experts, on 12-15 September 2023. The event was organised within the framework of the project implemented in cooperation with House of Europe, with funding provided by the Lithuanian Development Cooperation and Democracy Promotion Programme.
	The project Further support for reforms in Armenia with Visegrad Four's know-how was implemented between October 2022 and April 2023, in cooperation with Czech, Hungarian, Polish and Slovak partners. The project focused on topics set among reform priorities by the Armenian government and the EU-Armenia Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement, and included webinars with policy experts from Visegrad Four countries, expert's visit to Armenia, public discussions and publication of policy papers by CPS staff and affiliated experts. VIEW
	The project Snap parliamentary elections 2021: Analysis of the parties' programmes and rhetoric was implemented between June and September 2021. CPS staff and partner researchers analysed the programmes and rhetoric of the political parties and alliances which took part in the snap parliamentary elections on 20 June. A book with the same title was published as the project outcome (in Armenian). VIEW
	The project Disinformation analysis and development of analytical skills was implemented between October 2020 and April 2021. This analysis covered disinformation campaigns related to the pandemic and the post-war situation, and the general situation regarding disinformation and anti-democratic narratives in Armenia. The project also included series of trainings for young researchers and students, covering topics such as research design and methodology, media literacy, effective communication, and ways of dealing with hate speech. The project library is mainly in Armenian, with a few related articles in English.
	The project Advancing reforms in Armenia with Visegrad Four’s know-how was implemented between July 2020 and June 2021, in cooperation with Czech, Hungarian, Polish and Slovak partners. The project focused on topics set among reform priorities by the Armenian government and the EU-Armenia Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement, and included webinars with policy experts from Visegrad Four countries, expert discussions and publication of policy papers by CPS staff and affiliated experts. VIEW
	The purpose of the project Protecting democratic values by tackling pandemic-related disinformation, implemented between July 2020 and January 2021 in cooperation with Latvian and Romanian partners, with participation of other foreign experts, was to monitor and analyse disinformation and media manipulations related to the coronavirus pandemic, and possible use of pandemic-related fake news and propaganda in order to influence or destabilise the situation in Central and Eastern Europe, particularly in Eastern Partnership countries. VIEW
	The purpose of the project Armenia in Europe, launched after the establishment of the CPS in the autumn 2019, was to explore the opportunities for developing cooperation with the European Union, particularly the opportunities created by implementation of the EU-Armenia Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement, for the advancement of governance and sectoral reforms. Roundtable discussions The current stage of EU-Armenia relations and anticipated developments and Thirty years since the system change in Europe: lessons learnt, and contemporary challenges and opportunities were organised in October and November 2019. Further events were cancelled because of the pandemic. However, the EaP Monthly Bulletin was published in English for several months afterwards, from March 2020 till January 2021. It is available in our online library: 2020 and 2021.
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