Politics

“The capacity of the taxes paid by the first one thousand biggest taxpayers has been reduced by 0,7%, which means that the budget is being filled up by ordinary people,” said former prime minister Hrant Bagratyan to the A1+ news agency concerning the list of the biggest 1000 taxpayers published by the state committee incomes …

– Davit, currently it is quite vague to understand who’s government and especially who’s the real opposition. There are several parties, which compete to become the true opposition in Armenia – ANC, Heritage, ARF and now even the People’s Party and National unity. – I think that the situation is quite simple. We have a …

“The government’s personnel system is collapsing,” said sociologist Gevorg Poghosyan during a recent press-conference concerning the recent resignations from the government and changes in the government’s composition. “If the coalition succeeds in improving the situation after these changes in the government, it will help their reputation,” said Poghosyan and presented the results of social surveys …

Hranush Hakobyan said that this step will be the third in strengthening our country’s relations with the Diaspora. The first according to her, was the establishment of the Ministry of Diaspora, the second was the double citizenship, and the third will be the creation of a second chamber in the parliament which will include also …

“I can say that Robert Kocharyan has never tended to establish a political party or become a chair of any party. If he had wanted to, he would have been the honorary or actual chairman of the Republican Party,” on Saturday stated the chair of the Prosperous Armenia party after participating in the congress of …

Only one station of the chair of the Prosperous Armenia party Gagik Tsarukyan was enough to put the Republican Party into a “military” position. On Saturday during the congress of the Youth Party of Armenia Gagik Tsarukyan said, “I can say that Robert Kocharyan has never tended to establish a political party or become a …

Armenia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry yesterday advised citizens not to travel to Egypt and Tunisia for the moment but had no immediate plans to evacuate Armenians remaining in the two unrest-stricken countries. In its travel warning, the Foreign Ministry in Yerevan cited the continuing turmoil there. According to ministry estimates, some 200 Armenian nationals, most of …

“We must light candles every day in order not to let Armenia go through the path of self-liquidation,” said the head of the Armenian sociologists’ association Gevorg Poghosyan and added that in the 21st century there will be countries that will meet bankruptcy and dissolve. “The countries that fail to implement an effective management will …

Armenia celebrates the 10th anniversary of membership in the CoE with unpleasant surprises in that institution. Last Friday, during the winter sitting, the PACE bureau decided to re-start the work of the sub-commission on the issue of Karabakh. This sub-commission was established in 2005 based on the Resolution 1416, and it was on the 5th …

In the Swiss town of Davos today, January 26, opens the 41 the World Economic Forum. It will last until January 30 and will be held under the motto "Common approaches to new realities." The forum in Davos is considered to be the most important event in the world every year, and this is where …