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The European Commission has opened applications for its annual Blue Book Traineeship programme in March–July 2027. The Blue Book Traineeship programme is a five-month paid internship offered by the European Commission, providing young graduates from around the world with hands-on experience in EU policymaking and administration.  The March 2027 session will last for five months and give appl…

The Red Cross in Portugal invites motivated young people aged 18–30, including from  Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova and Ukraine, to join its team from 11 January to 13 August 2027. The activity will take place in Vila de Cucujães, Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal. Volunteers will support a range of activities, including logistics at the Food Bank, […]

Last week the Delegation of the European Union to Armenia, in collaboration with the National Erasmus+ Office and EU Member States’ embassies, gathered this year’s selected Armenian Erasmus Mundus students for a pre-departure orientation meeting. The gathering offered practical guidance, networking opportunities, and words of encouragement as the scholars prepare to embark on their Joint [&hellip…

“To know wisdom and instruction, to perceive the words of understanding.”  These were among the first words translated into Armenian after Saint Mesrop Mashtots created the Armenian alphabet in 405AD. More than sixteen centuries later, those words continue to resonate, not only as the foundation of Armenian literacy but also as a reminder that language is a bridge to knowledge, d…

For the first time, graduates from vocational education and training (VET) will be eligible to apply to the European Commission’s traineeship programme – the ‘Blue Book traineeship’ – broadening access to high-quality traineeships and recognising the value of diverse learning routes across Europe.  The Commission updated rules for its traineeship programme on 16 July, establishin…

The dissemination event of the Erasmus+ QA4VET project, held in Yerevan on 13 July, brought together key stakeholders to present the project’s main achievements and discuss its contribution to strengthening quality assurance in Armenia’s vocational education and training (VET) system. The event highlighted the results of piloting the Mock Accreditation Manual, developed as part of [&h…

The Transeuropean Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) invites anyone interested in the future of Europe and EU enlargement to take part in its contest ‘What future for the European continent?’ and share their ideas and visions to contribute to a broader public conversation on the opportunities that a wider EU can bring. TEPSA welcomes submissions in three categories: written essays (maximum 2000 w…

An essay by 17-year-old Srap Gevorgyan from  Gyumri was selected as the winning entry in the EU Delegation to Armenia ‘A Day with the EU Ambassador’ initiative. Srap is a member of the Youth Advisory Council. In his essay on EU-Armenia relations and the role of young people in shaping this partnership, Srap Gevorgyan calls on Armenian youth to become more proactive in bringing the European U…

On 21 June, in the framework of World Refugee Day, together with my fellow Young European Ambassadors, I had the opportunity to co-organise an event, ‘From Displacement to Enterprise’, in Oshakan in cooperation with the Uniting Bridge Social NGO and Euroclub Oshakan. The gathering brought together 30 entrepreneurs displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh, aspiring business founders affected by displacemen…

Marking a decade of the YEA network this special anniversary edition is packed with powerful, raw stories written entirely by young people from across Europe and the Eastern Partnership.

The European Union has scaled its targeted support for southern Armenia to approximately €200 million. Combining grants and preferential loans, the Resilient Syunik Initiative within the Team Europe aims to turn regional vulnerability into sustainable economic growth. In a new episode of the EU Explained podcast, Vassilis Maragos, EU Ambassador to Armenia, sat down with […]

The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility is launching the second call for the 2026 cohort of EaP Civil Society Fellows. This special call introduces Fellowships Without Borders – a new opportunity for civil society activists from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine whose work, learning, partnerships, or communities extend beyond national borders. Activities may take…