Foreign policy & security

Pashinyan expects EU membership application in 2027 or 2028

Foreign policy & security. Photo: Aerra Carnicom / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped
Photo: Aerra Carnicom / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped

At a briefing on November 5, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said the process is leading to Armenia formally applying for full EU membership in 2027 or 2028. According to him, Armenia does not intend to leave the EAEU but has begun preparations to shape an alternative. Pashinyan also said that interests related to the CSTO have been exhausted.

Coverage timeline

First to report: CivilNet12:29Balanced

Pro-government 6 / 6 First: Public Radio of Armenia, 39 min later
Balanced 6 / 14 First: CivilNet, 12:29
Opposition 17 / 21 First: Past / Pastinfo, 2 min later

Foreign outlets: 6, first: Caliber.az, 12:45

Timeline as a list
  1. CivilNet (Balanced)
  2. Past / Pastinfo (Opposition)
  3. News.am (Opposition)
  4. Tert.am (Opposition)
  5. Armlur / Joghovurd (Opposition)
  6. Radar Armenia (Balanced)
  7. Mediahub (Opposition)
  8. Azatutyun (RFE/RL) (Balanced)
  9. 168 Zham (Opposition)
  10. 24news.am (Opposition)
  11. Caliber.az (Foreign)
  12. Aravot (Balanced)
  13. Interfax (Foreign)
  14. Sputnik Armenia (Foreign)
  15. Hraparak (Opposition)
  16. Iravunk (Opposition)
  17. 5th Channel (Opposition)
  18. Politik.am (Opposition)
  19. Ararat News (Balanced)
  20. Panorama (Opposition)
  21. Public Radio of Armenia (Pro-government)
  22. Public TV news (H1 / Lurer) (Pro-government)
  23. Armenpress (Pro-government)
  24. Oragir.news (Opposition)
  25. Alphanews.am (Opposition)
  26. Yerevan.Today (Opposition)
  27. Mamul.am (Balanced)
  28. RIA Novosti (Foreign)
  29. APA (Foreign)
  30. Haykakan Zhamanak (Armtimes) (Pro-government)
  31. Civic.am (Pro-government)
  32. Azg (Opposition)
  33. Kommersant (Foreign)
  34. Golos Armenii (Opposition)
  35. FreeNews (Pro-government)

All sources

Labels as of 7 November 2026

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