In the regions of the country young people are mostly unaware of the course of European integration Armenia has been following for about a decade. They are certain of two things only: Armenia is not an EU-member, and Armenia is implementing a number of reforms because of its aspiration to integrate with Europe. However, both young people and the public in large is essentially ignorant of the outcomes of these reforms. What is peculiar about the current state of affairs is the fact that in Armenia attitudes towards the European Union are largely conditioned by stereotypes.  

For the last decade the progress of reforms in water supply systems management, the legal regulation of service provision in water supply and sewerage system, relevant infrastructures, quite recent substantial investments under the auspices of the government, and the water resources of the country are tangible bedrocks for initiating a qualitatively new phase of development within the sector. In 2005-2007 the Armenian government ratified two laws: On the Fundamental Profusions of the National Water Policy, and On the National Water Programme of the Republic of Armenia.  

Public health continues to be one of the most complicated sectors in Armenia, in terms of modernization efforts and introduction of new reforms. On one hand, the dynamics of the development of the country's economy and society asks for audacious and innovative solutions. On the other hand, any reform aimed at improving access, availability and quality of provided services within the sector cannot ignore the persisting high poverty rate of the population, insufficient trust towards reforms in transitional societies, and political challenges.  

Both in Armenia and Eastern Europe civil society organizations (CSO) believe that the key pre-condition for development is financial sustainability. In some Eastern European countries where the development process has been crowned with success, the main contributing factor has been the fact that the respective governments have been able to secure sustainable income sources for the CSOs. In general, the international experience shows that there are three major local income sources for funding CSO activities: private donations and/or charity, state funding, and CSOs' own income sources, including membership and service fees, and investment of CSO funds in various institutional forms. 

When facing a new challenge, a youngster tends to invent a bicycle. In contrast, a wiser adult, who has already had enough time to find out the advantages of all kinds of bicycles, starts to put those together to construct the means of transportation that serves his purpose the best. The Republic of Armenia is not an experimenting youth anymore, who desperately tries to boost his self-confidence, but an established state that tries to ensure affluent and respectful life for its citizens and develop civil society.