The European Union is responding to cyber threats and disinformation in Armenia
The European Union has launched a new civilian mission in Armenia aimed at strengthening the country’s resilience to cyberattacks, disinformation, and external interference. The initiative provides for long-term expert support to government institutions and on-the-ground activities. This was reported by the Council of the EU.
The Council of the European Union has adopted a decision to establish a new EU Partnership Mission in Armenia, which will operate within the framework of the Common Security and Defense Policy. Its main objective is to help the country better withstand modern challenges, which rarely take the form of classic threats but impact politics, society, and security.
This primarily concerns so-called hybrid risks: disinformation campaigns, external interference in the information space, cyberattacks, and illicit financial flows. Officials in Brussels emphasize that these phenomena are becoming systemic and require not one-off solutions but long-term institutional work.
The new mission, named EUPM Armenia, is tasked not only with advising but also with helping to build internal response mechanisms within various ministries and government agencies. Particular emphasis is placed on creating a “horizontal approach,” where security decisions are coordinated across agencies rather than operating in isolation from one another.
In a statement, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kai Kallas emphasized that Armenia is already facing large-scale information attacks and cyber activity aimed at influencing society. She also linked the launch of the mission to the political context, noting that during elections, it is the citizens who must determine the country’s future without external pressure.
The mission is scheduled to last two years and will be headquartered in Armenia. It will be the EU’s second civilian initiative in the country, alongside the EUMA observation mission, which has been operating since 2023 and focuses on monitoring the security situation on the ground.
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