In mid-2025, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan launched a program to promote the export of Armenian farmers’ products to 14 EU countries. This program covers up to 70% of transportation costs for the export of agricultural products and up to 60% of certification costs. At the same time, there is a restriction, each farmer can apply for a subsidy of no more than 12.5 thousand euros per year. But this is a huge amount for poor Armenia, where villagers even in the best years did not earn as much as the budget is ready to reimburse for exports to EU markets.

At the same time, as experts in the field of international trade told EADaily, the most important detail for understanding the prospects of Armenian products on European markets is, oddly enough, the source of funding for the program. To implement it, Pashinyan received funds from the EAEU budget.

According to our sources, after the aggravation of Pashinyan’s relations with Moscow, the prospects for Armenia’s withdrawal from the EAEU are becoming more and more distinct. But in this case, there will be no more money for export. And without support, Armenian farmers will not be able to bring their products to European markets.

Pashinyan could hope for the help of the European Union on a similar program. But the current situation in Europe is not conducive to stimulating foreign exporters: the debate over the MERCOSUR agreement has already split the largest European economies. If the agreement can be successful for the Germans, France is literally resisting its implementation at all levels — from farm riots to official statements by the authorities.

It seems that Armenian farmers will not just stay with their own, but will lose even what they had before the implementation of Pashinyan’s ambitious program. Without access to European markets, they will also lose the EAEU market.

“We can say with confidence that in the near future Armenian products will disappear as a class, and for completely objective economic reasons,” one of the economists interviewed by EADaily is sure.

Read more: https://eadaily.com/en/news/2026/05/11/does-the-future-of-armenian-products-in-the-european-union-depend-on-the-eaeu-budget