
Bachelor of Arts (BA) · University of Groningen
Sofia Armeni's mission is to monitor and advocate for human rights. She graduated from the bachelor of European Languages and Cultures in 2025, specializing in European politics. During her minor she focused on development studies and migration, pushing her to pursue her goal of defending migrant's rights by starting a pre-master's program in International Law and Human Rights.
Thematic Working Group Briefs – 2026 When Humanitarian Aid Becomes a Crime Across Europe, people who provide life-saving humanitarian assistance are increasingly at risk of being treated as criminals (PICUM, 2026). Gaps in the EU Facilitation Directive (2002), left by the vague definition of huma…

Main question: How can the EU advance cooperation and prevent loss of influence in Georgia, given structural incompatibility, political ambiguity, and dependence on Russia? Argument: The EU should apply gradual sectoral integration, prioritising energy independence, cultural networking, and regu…
How should the humanitarian sector adapt to the funding cuts of USAID — differentiate funding, cooperate with locals more, and more flexibility — dependency relationships are dangerous and new (flexible) mechanisms must be put in place
