Pashinyan on Kutoyan’s case
On 22 January, the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan spoke on the current state of affairs on the ongoing investigation on the death of the former Armenian National Security Service (NSS) Director Georgi Kutoyan.
Armenian government suspends home butchery ban until July
Nikol Pashinyan acknowledged the protests of the livestock farmers in the country and pointed to a lack of abattoirs operating in Armenia.
South Caucasus Countries in the Corruption Perception Index 2019
On 23 January, Transparency International published their Corruption Perception Index for the year 2019. Armenia was ranked 77th, Azerbaijan 126th and Georgia 44th in this year’s index.
Armenian Parliament adopts amendments on the bill on Banking secrecy
First Deputy Minister of Justice Rafik Grigoryan stated earlier that the bill was designed to make the fight against corruption crimes more effective. Opposition lawmakers criticized the bill, saying that it could scare away investors.
Die armenische Regierung spricht über den möglichen Preisanstieg für russisches Gas
Am 20. Januar erklärte die armenische Regierung, dass das Erdgasvertriebsunternehmen Gazprom-Armenien seine Einzelhandelspreise für private Haushalte und gewerbliche Verbraucher im Jahr 2020 nicht erhöhen werde.
Auseinandersetzungen zwischen armenischen Viehhaltern und der Polizei
Der Grund für den Protest sind die am 15. Januar in Kraft getretene Einschränkungen des staatlichen Lebensmittelsicherheitsdienstes Armeniens, Vieh zu schlachten.
Brawl erupts between Armenian livestock farmers and the police
The reason for the protest lies on the ban on home slaughter of livestock imposed by Armenia's State Food Safety Service and which entered into force on 15 January.
Armenian government dismisses the possibilities over a potential price rise of Russian gas
Earlier, Gazprom Export LLC and Gazprom Armenia CJSC signed an additional agreement to the contract for the supply of Russian gas to the Republic of Armenia. In accordance with the agreement, from January 1, 2020, the gas price on the border of Georgia and Armenia will remain at the 2019 amount.
Armenien: Ehemaliger Leiter des Nationalen Sicherheitsdienstes tot aufgefunden
Kutojan leitete den armenischen Nationalen Sicherheitsdienst vom Februar 2016 bis Mai 2018. Die Ermittler haben am Tatort mehr als 40 Geschosshülsen gefunden.
President of Armenian Constitutional Court charged with abuse of power
In late October, Armenia’s Investigative Committee claimed to have collected sufficient evidence that Tovmasyan abused his powers when he served as justice minister from 2010-2013.
Besitzer des Oppositionssenders „5. Kanal“ in Armenien verhaftet
Der Fernsehsender „5. Kanal“ steht in Opposition zur derzeitigen armenischen Regierung und gilt als loyal gegenüber dem ehemaligen armenischen Präsidenten Robert Kotscharjan. Ähnlich wie Kotscharjan stammt Tawadjan aus Bergkarabach und war im Krieg gegen Aserbaidschan in den 1990-er Jahren beteiligt.
EU and EBRD provide 250 million Euro for Eastern Partnership countries
The loans will help small- and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to benefit from the opportunities brought about by the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Areas (DCFTA) as well as other EU Partnerships Agreements, such as the EU-Armenia Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement.
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Parlamentspräsident von Georgien setzt Besuche von Abgeordneten bei Saakaschwili aus
Ilham Alijew spricht in seiner Neujahrsrede über den Zangazur-Korridor und die Energiekapazität Aserbaidschans
Großbritannien, VAE, Russland und Albanien verhindern Frankreichs Initiative zum Latschin-Korridor im UN-Sicherheitsrat
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The Hidden Crisis of Georgia’s Nongovernmental Sector
Azerbaijan in the post-oil era: COVID-19 impact on the economy
Political polarization and hate speech in Armenia after the Velvet Revolution
Georgian Media as a Fake News?
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