On 19 April, the participants of the budget training for the representatives of CSOs and Mass Media launched within the framework of the “Budgets for Citizens” action had an online discussion with experts of the budget component of the program, Ms Karine Harutyunyan, Executive Director of the “Economic Development and Research Center” (EDRC), and Ms Lilit Hakobyan, representative of EDRC.

At the beginning of the online meeting, the experts welcomed the CSO and Media representatives noting their interest and willingness to attend the training and expressed hope that the participants would have a long and interesting educational journey.

During the discussion, the CSO representatives of the online phase of training directed questions to the experts regarding the topics of the first “budget knowledge” section.

The CSO representatives raised a number of questions regarding the formation of public orders, public goods, public sector budgets and the budget process in general. The Project experts provided comprehensive answers to the questions of all participants.

At the end of the meeting, CSO representatives noted that they welcome this educational initiative and expressed hope that cooperation with experts will be continuous.

The “Budgets 4 Citizens” (B4C) action (8 December, 2022 – 7 December, 2026) is being implemented with the financial support of the European Union by the Armenian Lawyers’ Association, in cooperation with partners “Economic Development and Research Center” (EDRC) NGO and “Agora Central Europe” NGO (Czech Republic).