EU-Armenia Joint Research and Innovation Committee Meets in Yerevan

Strategic Insights -

The 4th meeting of the EU-Armenia Joint Research and Innovation (R&I) Committee, co-chaired by Artur Martirosyan and Carole Mancel-Blanchard, took place in Yerevan, Armenia, on 23 October 2025. The meeting focused on the EU-Armenia Partnership Agenda, Armenia's reform process to strengthen R&I capacity, and the country's participation in Horizon Europe. The EU delegation highlighted the importance of deepening synergies with Horizon Europe, while Armenia emphasized its commitment to implementing the European Research Area (ERA) actions.

Key Takeaways:

  • The EU-Armenia Partnership Agenda aims to bring further momentum to EU-Armenia R&I cooperation, with a focus on strengthening Armenia's R&I capacity.
  • Armenia's participation in Horizon Europe has seen a positive trend, with an EU budget contribution to Armenian entities of 8.11M in 2025, compared to 7.00M in 2024 and 4.2M in Horizon 2020.
  • The next Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, FP10, also known as Horizon Europe, will have a proposed budget of 175 billion, nearly doubling the current programme's budget.
  • Armenia has reported on its engagement within the European Research Area (ERA), emphasizing efforts to implement ERA actions on better research assessments, infrastructure investments, and attracting young talent.
  • Five newly launched national research programmes in Armenia encourage participation from EU-based researchers, aligning strategically with ERA objectives and enhancing Armenia's research landscape.
  • The Armenian Co-Chair thanked the EU delegation for the constructive and forward-looking dialogue, expressing anticipation for the fifth meeting scheduled to take place in Brussels next year.
  • Both parties acknowledged the positive developments within the EU-Armenia R&I cooperation, while underlining the need to further reinforce national and EU efforts to achieve new success stories in the remaining two years from the implementation of Horizon Europe.

Statistics:

  • Armenia's participation in Horizon Europe saw a positive trend, with an EU budget contribution to Armenian entities of 8.11M in 2025, compared to 7.00M in 2024 and 4.2M in Horizon 2020.
  • The proposed budget for Horizon Europe's next Framework Programme, FP10, is 175 billion, nearly doubling the current programme's budget.
  • Armenia has engaged with the European Research Area (ERA) through efforts to implement ERA actions on better research assessments, infrastructure investments, and attracting young talent.
  • The EU-Armenia Partnership Agenda aims to bring further momentum to EU-Armenia R&I cooperation, with a focus on strengthening Armenia's R&I capacity.

Sources:

  • "4th meeting of the EU-Armenia Joint Research and Innovation Committee" - Higher Education and Science Committee (https://www.hesc.am/en/2025/10/23/eu-armenia-committee-meeting/)
  • "International co-operation with Armenia" - Research and Innovation (https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/strategy/strategy-research-and-innovation/europe-world/international-cooperation/association-horizon-europe/armenia_en)
  • "Association Horizon Europe Armenia" - Research and Innovation (https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/strategy/strategy-research-and-innovation/europe-world/international-cooperation/association-horizon-europe/armenia_en)