Window to Europe

This is how is called the agreement for the sake of which many of our citizens are willing to give everything. The interesting thing is that many of them don’t know what a Schengen visa means; where this name came from and concretely which countries are providing this visa. Recently European Parliament and the EU …

The Czech Republic has ceased to demand a medical affidavit for the absence of contagious diseases from the citizens of Ukraine when they are applying for an entry visa. The Embassy of Czech Republic in Ukraine has informed about this. By this they are facilitating the process of providing visas to the Ukrainian citizens. In …

The goal of the European Window series of articles published by 168 Hours newspaper and www.168.am web site is to provide Armenian readers detailed and understandable information concerning the process of European integration, the European institutions involved in this process as well as the political and civic life in Europe. The European Window series of …

During discussions on social issues people often refer to the European Social Policy (ESP). Very few people in our country can say what the ESP means. The name itself and the imaginations about the working conditions of European people help us understand that it is a policy which eventually helps to develop their living conditions. …

Protection of socially vulnerable groups of the society is and has always been one of the main issues in Armenia. The government certainly takes into account the necessity of financial expenses on these groups when developing projects or development plans. However practically it is impossible to solve the complex issues of the social sector with …

When in March 2009 the EU Eastern Partnership program was launched, which also implies the inclusion of non-governmental organizations, local government bodies in various processes, the residents of Tavoush marz couldn’t’ even imagine that the program could somehow be linked to their region. Tavoush occupies the second place of employment after Gegharkunik marz. With the …

The European Commission pronounced 2010 as a year of fight against poverty and social discrimination. This initiative was presented in Madrid jointly with the Spanish government. This initiative will be conducted with the slogan “Let’s stop the poverty today.” “Very often in the period of economic crises the most vulnerable groups suffer,” stated the president …

That’s right, mostly they look at the disabled with pity. And this happens in the event when the disabled feel very bad about this pity. The disabled people are as full members of the society as all the others. They have the same rights as the others and they can deal with everything that is …

The destiny has hit an Irishman Derek Farely with such a strength that will allow him to make dozens of people get on knees. By being happy, at the age of 30 by being a strong manager with high salary he faced the “dry-out.” One day without any obvious reason his legs were petrified and …

The goal of the European Window series of articles published by 168 Hours newspaper and www.168.am web site is to provide Armenian readers detailed and understandable information concerning the process of European integration, the European institutions involved in this process as well as the political and civic life in Europe. The European Window series of …