Press Release: EU-Azerbaijan: reaffirmed commitment to promote democracy and human rights

Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle met with the representatives of the Civil Society in Azerbaijan on the 8 September 2014 in Baku.

Commissioner Füle announced a new programme to support the Civil Society that was just adopted by the European Commission. The priority areas of the action include: freedom of expression, freedom and pluralism of media, electoral support, freedom of association, promotion of non-discrimination and gender, ethnic and religious equality, the protection of vulnerable groups and anti-corruption.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Press Release: New EU support for better education system and employability in Azerbaijan http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-new-eu-support-for-better-education-system-and-employability-in-azerbaijan/

European Commission: RAPID: STATEMENT/14/275: EU-Eastern Partnership meeting in Baku: next steps to enhance relations http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-14-275_en.htm

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