On January 29, the Council of the European Union adopted a second assistance measure worth €20 million ($21.5M) for the Armenian Armed Forces under the European Peace Facility.

This non-lethal aid aims to enhance Armenian logistical capabilities, enhance civilian protection, improve resilience, and support interoperability in defense, building on a 2024, €10 million, project. 

 EU foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, proposed the allocation, which requires the unanimous approval of the bloc’s 27 member states, a year ago.  

Hungary was the sole member state that opposed the allocation, demanding that the EU also provide “equal support” to Azerbaijan. Hungary€€ dropped its veto on January 28.

The EU had approved its first-ever military aid to Armenia, worth €10 million in July 2024. Its European Peace Facility (EPF) was due to spend the money over the next two-and-a-half years on creating a field hospital and auxiliary facilities for a battalion-size Armenian army unit. The additional EPF funds are supposed to be used in a similar way within the next three years.

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