Azerbaijan is an important partner of the European Union (EU), Head of the EU delegation in Azerbaijan Kestutis Jankauskas said at the presentation of a new project of the Council of Europe "Improving the efficiency and quality of the judicial system in Azerbaijan", which was held in Baku, Trend reports.

Joint European Union- UNICEF programme provides comprehensive community-based support for Azerbaijani children and young people.

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov held a meeting with the delegation headed by the EU Commissioner for the European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn, Trend reports referring to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.

EU, the main trade partner of Azerbaijan, has been implementing major projects in the country to achieve improvements in many directions of economy.

The European Union is poised to extend for a further five years anti-dumping duties on Chinese bicycles on the basis that input costs are distorted by state intervention and that any lifting of measures would lead to a flood of imports, reports Trend referring to Reuters.

The European Commission released the draft 2020 EU budget on Wednesday, which would focus on competitive economy, security and solidarity, and climate change, Trend reported citing Xinhua.

The new agreement between Azerbaijan and the EU continues to be the main topic of discussion of the media and various experts, chairperson of the public association “Socio-Economic and Environmental Development” Rakhila Mehdiyeva said, Trend reports.

Implementing large infrastructure projects and application of effective policies in medical industry serve to the improvement of the healthcare system in the country.

Swedish Foreign Ministry believes that the new partnership agreement between Azerbaijan and the European Union (EU) will expand bilateral relations.

Azerbaijan has been recognized as a regional force and an active player, contributing to the establishment of the cooperation relations in the system of international relations, the implementation of transnational projects, global security issues and European energy security, Member of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party Parvin Karimzade told Trend on May 20.