A ceremony for presenting the mid-term report of the EU-CoE joint projects intended for journalists, court staff and employees of administrative authorities in Azerbaijan was held in Baku.
Speaking at the event, the head of the Council of Europe Office in Azerbaijan, Dragana Filipovic, said the total cost of the project, which is being carried out as part of the cooperation program for 2015-17, amounts to 4.7 million euros.
She noted that the projects are aimed at encouraging freedoms of media and speech, countering bribery in administrative bodies, enhancing capabilities of the Academy of Justice, and training of judges.
“The general development of a country is hampered when civic society is underdeveloped. We have implemented the projects in accordance with countries’ needs,” APA cited her as saying.
Addressing the event, the head of the EU Delegation in Baku, Malena Mard, underlined the ambitious cooperation between the EU and Azerbaijan in all spheres.
“We are ready to cooperate with Azerbaijan on an equal footing. We are planning some projects and the two sides are ambitious about it,” she added.
