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Foreign policy & security

Pashinyan: EU membership bid could be submitted in 2027 or 2028

First reported by Armlur / Joghovurd: Yesterday, 18:57

Updated 18:05, 39 sources

Foreign policy & security. Photo: primeminister.am, cropped
Photo: primeminister.am, cropped

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on November 3 in Brussels, at the "EU Enlargement Summit 2026" organized by Euronews, that Armenia could submit a formal application for EU membership in 2027 or 2028. According to him, the government has launched a process that will lead to a final decision on the application. Pashinyan acknowledged that Armenia will have to choose between the EU and the EAEU.

Coverage timeline

Who reported first and how the others caught up. Each bar shows how many of that side's outlets covered the story.

First to report: Armlur / Joghovurd · 18:57 · Opposition

Pro-government 6 / 6 First: Public Radio of Armenia, 7 min later
Balanced 11 / 14 First: Ararat News, the same minute
Opposition 15 / 21 First: Armlur / Joghovurd, 18:57

Foreign outlets: 6, first: Sputnik Armenia, 20:07

Timeline as a list
  1. Armlur / Joghovurd (Opposition)
  2. Ararat News (Balanced)
  3. Public Radio of Armenia (Pro-government)
  4. Hetq (Balanced)
  5. Mediahub (Opposition)
  6. Tert.am (Opposition)
  7. 24news.am (Opposition)
  8. CivilNet (Balanced)
  9. Iravunk (Opposition)
  10. Yerevan.Today (Opposition)
  11. Armenpress (Pro-government)
  12. Livenews.am (Opposition)
  13. Civic.am (Pro-government)
  14. Infocom (Balanced)
  15. Sputnik Armenia (Foreign)
  16. Kommersant (Foreign)
  17. Haykakan Zhamanak (Armtimes) (Pro-government)
  18. News.am (Opposition)
  19. Vestnik Kavkaza (Foreign)
  20. Azatutyun (RFE/RL) (Balanced)
  21. RIA Novosti (Foreign)
  22. Alphanews.am (Opposition)
  23. FreeNews (Pro-government)
  24. Past / Pastinfo (Opposition)
  25. Mamul.am (Balanced)
  26. Oragir.news (Opposition)
  27. Factor (Balanced)
  28. Public TV news (H1 / Lurer) (Pro-government)
  29. Shant TV / Shantnews (Balanced)
  30. Kentron TV (Opposition)
  31. 168 Zham (Opposition)
  32. Golos Armenii (Opposition)
  33. Mediamax (Balanced)
  34. Aravot (Balanced)
  35. 1in.am (Balanced)
  36. OC Media (Foreign)
  37. Interfax (Foreign)
  38. Politik.am (Opposition)

All sources

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