Armenia joins enterprise Europe network
21.06.2008,
03:14
Armenia is the first country that is not a member of the European Union to join the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) Head of the European Commission Delegation to Armenia Raul de Luzenberger stated at a presentation in Yerevan.
YEREVAN, June 20. /ARKA/. Armenia is the first country that is not a member of the European Union to join the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) Head of the European Commission Delegation to Armenia Raul de Luzenberger stated at a presentation in Yerevan.
The ENN operation in Armenia is part of the European Neighborhood Policy, which is supposed to create conditions for contacts between the peoples and business communities of Armenia and European countries, Luzenberger said.
He pointed out that the ENN is supposed to unite Armenia’s small and medium-sized enterprises with all companies throughout the European Union, which will allow them to receive information on legislation, possibilities of finding partners in Europe and development of innovation projects.
The EU promised to open its market for partner-countries and expand contacts between enterprises and citizens, and the ENN is the mechanism to enable Armenia to establish contacts with Europe, Luzenberger said.
He pointed out that the ENN will also provide information on the use of the EU structural funds, which may involve Armenian companies having partners in Europe.
RA Minister of Economy Nerses Yeritsyan pointed out that this initiative open up serious prospects for small and medium-sized businesses, allowing them to establish contacts with European companies, investors and consultants. The ENN is intended for businessmen both from Yerevan and from Armenia’s regions to enable them to study the opportunities for establishing international contacts, Yeritsyan said.
He stressed that active development and involvement in global economy are among the priorities of Armenia’s government policy. The program is supposed to reveal the potential of Armenia’s market and the competitive potential of the European market as well as facilitate European integration, Yeritsyan said.
The ENN was founded in Brussels on February 8, 2008, to assist small and medium-sized enterprises in developing their innovation potential and involving in business promotion processes in the European Union.
The ENN offers a wide range of services to businessmen to enable them to develop their activities and establish international contacts.
Last year, under the European Commission’s competitiveness and innovations program, a contest was announced for partner organizations involved in a new European network of information centers for business promotion. The Armenian National Center for Small and Medium-Sized Business won the contest.
ENN is currently operating in forty countries, including 27 EU member-states, Turkey and Macedonia, Norway and Island, Israel, Switzerland and Armenia. The EN unites 600 organizations, particularly chambers of commerce and industry regional development agencies, universities, technological centers, as well as 23mln small and medium-sized enterprises and 4,000 experts. –0--
The ENN operation in Armenia is part of the European Neighborhood Policy, which is supposed to create conditions for contacts between the peoples and business communities of Armenia and European countries, Luzenberger said.
He pointed out that the ENN is supposed to unite Armenia’s small and medium-sized enterprises with all companies throughout the European Union, which will allow them to receive information on legislation, possibilities of finding partners in Europe and development of innovation projects.
The EU promised to open its market for partner-countries and expand contacts between enterprises and citizens, and the ENN is the mechanism to enable Armenia to establish contacts with Europe, Luzenberger said.
He pointed out that the ENN will also provide information on the use of the EU structural funds, which may involve Armenian companies having partners in Europe.
RA Minister of Economy Nerses Yeritsyan pointed out that this initiative open up serious prospects for small and medium-sized businesses, allowing them to establish contacts with European companies, investors and consultants. The ENN is intended for businessmen both from Yerevan and from Armenia’s regions to enable them to study the opportunities for establishing international contacts, Yeritsyan said.
He stressed that active development and involvement in global economy are among the priorities of Armenia’s government policy. The program is supposed to reveal the potential of Armenia’s market and the competitive potential of the European market as well as facilitate European integration, Yeritsyan said.
The ENN was founded in Brussels on February 8, 2008, to assist small and medium-sized enterprises in developing their innovation potential and involving in business promotion processes in the European Union.
The ENN offers a wide range of services to businessmen to enable them to develop their activities and establish international contacts.
Last year, under the European Commission’s competitiveness and innovations program, a contest was announced for partner organizations involved in a new European network of information centers for business promotion. The Armenian National Center for Small and Medium-Sized Business won the contest.
ENN is currently operating in forty countries, including 27 EU member-states, Turkey and Macedonia, Norway and Island, Israel, Switzerland and Armenia. The EN unites 600 organizations, particularly chambers of commerce and industry regional development agencies, universities, technological centers, as well as 23mln small and medium-sized enterprises and 4,000 experts. –0--
