Democratic Development, Decentralisation and Good Governance in Armenia – Phase II
Start date: December 2022
Duration: 37 months
Budget: 1 100 000 EUR
Donor: Austrian Development Cooperation
Partners: RoA Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, local authorities in Armenia, local government associations, civil society organisations
Contact Person: Ms Ani Dallakyan, Senior Project Officer
The Project “Democratic Development, Decentralisation and Good Governance in Armenia – Phase II” aims to support the adoption of revised legislative framework for local self-government in line with European standards to reflect the new territorial-administrative map of Armenia and develop the capacities of local authorities of newly enlarged communities to ensure they can assume new responsibilities and competences. It also seeks to further raise awareness of good governance principles and promote cross-border co-operation (CBC), inter-municipal co-operation (IMC) and economic development at local level.
Thanks to the project, Armenian citizens will benefit from more inclusive, effective, and resilient institutional structures at local level, which are capable of delivering improved public service and promoting sustainable economic development as a result of an improved legislative framework.
It is expected that as a result of the Project:
- Active and substantive participation of communities and civil society in policy development and local governance processes is ensured.
- Local economic development policy is adopted to support financial decentralisation and deliver increased fiscal autonomy at local level.
- Revised Law on Local Self-Government and relevant constitutional amendments is adopted in light of stakeholder contribution and in line with European standards.
- Improved accessibility to and provision of public service at local level support equal access to resources for women, youth, and vulnerable people.
- Start-up grants support the completion of feasibility studies into inter-community cooperation and the establishment of intercommunity arrangements to support shared service delivery.
- Start-up grants on cross-border cooperation support the establishment of cross-border economic development initiatives.
- Platform for exchange of experience and best practice in inter-municipal cooperation, cross-border cooperation and economic development is established to facilitate peer learning among Communities.