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Billionaire Ruben Vardanyan prepares to enter Armenian politics: "We can increase Armenia’s GDP from $13 billion to $40-50 billion in ten years."
... "Forbes #116", speaks about the kind of Armenia that should be built, the phenomena revealed by the public opinion polls, and his readiness to be "both a janitor and a leader" of the country. On the prevailing sentiments in Armenian society "First, we must recognize that the war (last autumn 44-day war in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone as a result of which Azerbaijan reclaimed seven regions and part of Nagorno-Karabakh) has left a very deep trace in the minds of Armenians ...
11/26/2021EU announces 2.9 million euro grant scheme to support local sport, education and tourism in Armenia
The EU Ambassador to Armenia Piotr Świtalski announced € 2.9 million Grant Scheme designated to promote an inclusive and empowered society in Armenia, by facilitating participation of the civil society and local authorities in poverty reduction and sustainable development process at local level. YEREVAN, April 12. /ARKA/. The EU Ambassador to Armenia Piotr Świtalski announced ...
04/12/2017Tigran Jrbashyan: for 30 years we have been building a "kingdom of crooked mirrors." If we don't think strategically, we can lose the country.
... we who determine our future. - Do you see a discourse about the future now? And in general, do we have time, or can we wait a year or two? We can endlessly talk about these topics. T. Jrbashyan - Unfortunately, I do not see this discourse yet. The society, elite, politicians, business community are talking mainly about solving tactical problems, survival, adaptation to the situation. For now, we retain the ability to solve this. But I understand that if earlier the issues of strategic planning ...
03/04/2021Calls made by the opposition do not receive support from Armenian society – Nikol Pashinyan
There is internal political tension in Armenia, but the truth is that the calls made by the opposition have not received wide publicity in the Armenian society, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview with TASS. YEREVAN, November 25. /ARKA/. There is internal political tension in Armenia, but the truth is that the calls made by the opposition have not received wide publicity in the Armenian ...
11/25/2020EU-co-funded project to strengthen civil society organizations completes in Armenia
The STRONG Civil Society Organizations for Stronger Armenia project, co-funded by the European Union, designed to help increase the capacities of Armenian civil society organizations to be independent development actors, more competent and more responsive to citizens’ ...
10/16/2018Armenia outpaces neighbors in civil society organization sustainability index
Armenia improved slightly its sustainability in the USAID’s Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index (CSOSI) in 2015, according to Tatevik Margaryan, a representative of the Civil Development and Promotion Fund (CDPF), who presented today the USAID’s report titled ‘CSO Sustainability Index for Central and ...
09/16/2016Hail-stricken villages to get about 100,000 million drams from Armenian Red Cross Society
Armenian Red Cross Society will provide about 100 million drams or 224,400 Swiss francs to Armenia’s rural communities who suffered 100% loss of crops from hail in May that damaged about 17,000 hectares under crops and gardens in 46 villages of Armavir region, the Red ...
06/14/2013European Union-funded program to strengthen Armenian civic society
The European Union is launching a grant program worth 1.5 million euros designed to strengthen the capacity of Armenian civil society, the head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Piotr Switalski, told journalists on Monday. YEREVAN, April 10. /ARKA/. The European Union is launching a grant program worth 1.5 million euros designed to strengthen the capacity of Armenian civil ...
04/10/2017Government of Armenia and Civil Cooperation Network for Strategic Programs sign social partnership agreement
... today a social partnership agreement, the government press office reported. Addressing the audience before the signing ceremony prime minister Hovik Abrahamyan said the government of Armenia pays special attention to transparency and increased role of society in all spheres of activity. ‘The purpose of this agreement is the establishment of the institute of social cooperation in the process of developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating strategic programs in the Republic of Armenia. The ...
10/23/2015European Union to continue supporting development of civil society in Armenia
The Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle, speaking Thursday in Yerevan at a two-day EU seminar focused on the role of civil society and democratic governance, said European Union will continue supporting development of civil society in Armenia. YEREVAN, September 27. /ARKA/. The Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle, speaking ...
09/27/2012Armenian NGOs express deep concern about Azerbaijani "environmentalists" engaged in political manipulations
....am , which is the official website of Armenia, as a country with the status of member of the International Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI). The mining sector is problematic all over the world. We, the representatives of the civil society of Armenia, realizing the global risks of climate change and sustainable development, make every effort to reduce them, raise specific issues and negotiate with the government and business within the framework of the EITI. We are also trying in ...
07/20/2023Expert says Armenian government’s bill destroys its accountability to society
A bill drafted by Armenia’s justice ministry stipulating that cabinet meetings must be held behind the closed doors will destroy all the mechanisms that are being used to make the government accountable to the society, Shushan Doydoyan, the head of the Freedom of Information Center, told a news conference today. YEREVAN, February 9. /ARKA/. A bill drafted by Armenia’s justice ministry stipulating that cabinet meetings must be held behind the closed doors ...
02/09/2018EU to co-finance civil society projects in Armenia
Five new grant projects designed to help develop Armenia’s civil society institutions, with a total budget of 1.7 million euros, will be implemented in 2018 and 2019, the head of EU Delegation to Armenia Piotr Switalski said today. YEREVAN, January 19. /ARKA/. Five new grant projects designed to help develop Armenia’s ...
01/19/2018European Union releases two million euros for development of Armenian civil society organizations
The European Union has released two million euros for the implementation of the BRIDGE for CSOs program, aimed at the development of Armenian civil society organizations, the head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, ambassador Piotr Switalski said today. YEREVAN, June 26. /ARKA/. The European Union has released two million euros for the implementation of the BRIDGE for CSOs program, aimed at the ...
06/26/2017Russian society's reaction to Gyumri murders adequate –political analyst says
The reaction of the Russian society to the brutal killing of a six-member Armenian family in Gyumri by a soldier from the Russian military base is 'quite adequate," according to a political analyst Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan. YEREVAN, January 16. / ARKA /. The reaction ...
01/16/2015Sargsyan to discuss pension reforms with Armenian society
President Serzh Sargsyan expressed the need for the discussion of the pension reform with the broader society, the press office of President reported. YEREVAN, June 7. / ARKA /. President Serzh Sargsyan expressed the need for the discussion of the pension reform with the broader society, the press office of President reported. ...
06/07/2010Serzh Sargsyan: most important problem is to unite the split society
..., whose Republican Party of Armenia (HAK) is contesting today's snap parliamentary elections in an alliance with Homeland party of former chief of the National Security Service Artur Vanetsyan, said the most important problem is to unite the split society. YEREVAN, June 20. /ARKA/. Former president Serzh Sargsyan, whose Republican Party of Armenia (HAK) is contesting today's snap parliamentary elections in an alliance with Homeland party of former chief of the National Security Service Artur ...
06/20/2021Over $ 3.1 million provided to Armenian Red Cross Society for financing urgent needs of people from Artsakh and Armenia
The Armenian Red Cross Society has received over $ 3.1 million from partners of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, as well as international and local organizations, the press service of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) reported on Tuesday....
12/01/2020Armenian Association of Social Workers to receive $2.7 million World Bank grant to promote Social Inclusion and Self-Reliant Livelihood Activities
... Social Affairs of Armenia and will be implemented by the Association of Social Workers – a non-governmental, not-for-profit national professional representative body of social workers in Armenia. “We are pleased to sign this Agreement with a civil society organization, as a recipient and implementing agency for this Project supported by a Japanese Grant,” says Sylvie Bossoutrot, World Bank Country Manager for Armenia. “This project will aim to better integrate vulnerable people and help them ...
05/06/2020Armenian president donates 6 million drams to society of the blind in Gyumri
During a working visit today to Armenia’s second-largest town of Gyumri President Armen Sarkissian went to see a company run by the Armenian Society of the Blind that produces natural oil paints. YEREVAN, November 5. /ARKA/. During a working visit today to Armenia’s second-largest town of Gyumri President Armen Sarkissian went to see a company run by the Armenian Society of the Blind ...
12/05/2018EU, AGBU to implement €2-million civil society development grant project in Armenia
Armenia’s civil society organizations will receive €2 million in grants as part of the European Union and The Armenian General Benevolent Union’s joint program, the EU Delegation to Armenia reports on its Facebook page. YEREVAN, December 6. /ARKA/. Armenia’s ...
12/06/2016U.S. city and county of Honolulu supports Nagorno-Karabakh republic's continuing efforts to guarantee its citizens those rights inherent in a free and independent society
... April 20, Council of City and County of Honolulu, state of Hawaii, adopted a resolution 16-78, CD1, encouraging and supporting the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic's continuing efforts to guarantee its citizens those rights inherent in a free and independent society and urging the president and congress of the united states to support the international community’s efforts to reach a just and lasting solution to security issues in the South Caucasus region. YEREVAN, April 21. /ARKA/. On April 20, Council ...
04/21/2016Social integration charity project launched for Syrian refugees in Armenia
A charity project worth 425,000 euros is launched in Armenia to help Syrian Armenians integrate in the society. YEREVAN, April 10. /ARKA/. A charity project worth 425,000 euros is launched in Armenia to help Syrian Armenians integrate in the society. The program is implemented in cooperation with the Armenian Red Cross, the EU, Armenia’s ...
04/10/2015EU earmarks over 674,000 euros for development of civil society in Armenia
The European Union allocated about 674.14 thousand euros for a project on better civil society involvement and dialogue aimed at improving policies in Armenia, director of Oxfam Armenian office Margarita Hakobyan reported. YEREVAN, May 27. /ARKA/. The European Union allocated about 674.14 thousand euros for a project on better civil ...
05/27/2014Building civil society main political aim of Armenian government: premier
The main political objective of Armenia’s government is to form the middle class as basis for civil society, Armenia’s premier Tigran Sargsyan said at 2014 budget discussions in the parliament Thursday. YEREVAN, November 15. /ARKA/. The main political objective of Armenia’s government is to form the middle class as basis for civil society,...
11/15/2013Prime-minister: no civil society can be built in Armenia without mass-media active involvement
Civil society cannot be built unless mass media takes an active part in the process, Armenia’s prime-minister Tigran Sargsyan said at a special government reception for mass media community Saturday. YEREVAN, January 14. /ARKA/. Civil society cannot be ...
01/14/2013Some 43 communities in Armenia to take part in Support for Civil Society and Local Self-government program
Some 43 communities in Armenia will take part in the four-year program called Support for Civil Society and Local Self-government Alex Sardar, director of Counterpart International organization’s office in Armenia, said on Friday. YEREVAN, June 3. /ARKA/. Some 43 communities in Armenia will take part in the four-year program called Support for ...
06/03/2011Expert urges Armenian companies to switch to corporate social investments
... corporate social investments. In an interview with ARKA-Business program broadcast on YouTube channel of ARKA news agency he said corporate social responsibility is an important direction for businesses, especially when they realize that they exist in society and the state of the latter has a direct impact on them. Poghosyan specified that corporate social responsibility implies that the funds received from the society business entities invest in the development and solution of problems of the society....
09/12/2023EU Launches a Climate Impact Awareness-Raising Campaign with a Series of Interviews with the Field Experts (photos, video)
... the population by raising awareness on how their lifestyle and daily routine can affect climate change impact reduction. Climate Impact is a global issue but with solidarity and individual actions can be impacted with prioritizing the climate effects. Society will benefit event from being introduced information like: -by planting trees and choosing renewable energy society reduces fossil fuel consumption and the global warming, -by not polluting people care for natural resources and encourage the environment ...
07/13/2023Stepan Gishyan charity helps create jobs for children with special needs (video)
In 2017, the Step Forward NGO initiated production of cardboard cups to create jobs for teenagers with special needs and help their integration into society. YEREVAN, July 7. /ARKA/. In 2017, the Step Forward NGO initiated production of cardboard cups to create jobs for teenagers with special needs and help their integration into society. Now 19 teenagers with special needs work in shifts at ...
07/07/2022Acba bank’s initial offering of 7.5 billion dram worth shares successfully completed (video)
... were able to become shareholders of Acba bank. The bank currently has more than 5,200 shareholders. “Our goals and wishes, which we announced before the public offering of shares, concerned not only us, but our country, economy and the future of our society. We have great opportunities to do more in this country than we have done so far. All this, of course, is the merit of our shareholders, customers and our staff. We were the first company followed by others. I must say that we brilliantly carried ...
11/12/2021Three economists awarded Nobel prize for economics
A trio of economists were awarded the Nobel Prize on Monday for showing that precise — and surprising — answers to some of society's most pressing questions can be gleaned from experiments rooted in real life, CNN reported. YEREVAN, October 11, /ARKA/. A trio of economists were awarded the Nobel Prize on Monday for showing that precise — and surprising — answers to ...
10/11/2021Political analyst says another early election possible in Armenia in 12-18 months
... government. They were not fake parties, but they played an opposition and in fact, they were associated with the Pashinyan regime," Iskandaryan said. According to him, the new opposition is somewhat different and the new parliament will represent society more broadly than before; there is a certain number of people in society who quite radically reject Pashinyan and they are represented in parliament. ‘The society is polarized and split, the parliament too,’ he said. According to Iskandaryan,...
07/12/2021Former ombudsman believes Armenian society to face new unrest (VIDEO)
... organization Against Legal Arbitrariness and a former ombudswoman of Armenia, at the Special Opinion program on the YouTube channel of the Novosti-Armenia agency, announced the transformation of the Velvet Revolution “into a dictatorship and new threats to society amid protests”. YEREVAN, September 18. /ARKA/. Larisa Alaverdyan, director of the public organization Against Legal Arbitrariness and a former ombudswoman of Armenia, at the Special Opinion program on the YouTube channel of the Novosti-Armenia ...
09/18/2020Armenia’s economic losses from COVID-19 already make up 14.2% of GDP
... considered what would have happened if Armenia had not declared quarantine. Recalling that there are two countries that did not declare quarantine - Sweden and Belarus, he noted that the introduction of a special regime and the self-organization of society are the most important indicators of the spread of infection. "There are three factors that influence the spread of infection. The first factor is quarantine and the second is self-organization of the society with respect to social distance ...
04/29/2020Armenian Red Cross Society will support lonely elderly people and people with disabilities to solve their everyday problems
The Armenian Red Cross Society will support lonely elderly people and people with disabilities to solve their everyday problems amid the fight against the spread of coronavirus in the country, the press service of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs reported. YEREVAN,...
03/18/2020Armenian society has substantial change run now
The Armenian society has a substantial change run now, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Wednesday as he met with Dunja Mijatović, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights in Yerevan. YEREVAN, September 20. /ARKA/. The Armenian society has ...
09/20/2018Armen Sarkissian accepts Armenian Republicans’ offer
... press office reports. Upon receiving this offer from Serzh Sargsyan at their previous meeting one month ago, Armen Sarkissian asked him to give some time for meetings with different political forces, scholars, intellectuals, representatives of civil society, business circles, the political leadership of the Artsakh Republic and Armenian communities abroad. “Armen Sarkissian said that he had already completed the planned meetings based on which he had made a decision and presented the reasons behind ...
02/19/2018Bordachev: Armenian society ill-informed about Eurasian integration advantages
How should Russia treat its Eurasian Economic Union partners? How will Moscow react to a new framework deal between Armenia and the European Union? What should be done to demonstrate Eurasian integration advantages to the Armenian society? Timofei Bordachev, a Russian political analyst and the Programme Director of Valdai Club Foundation, is answering ARKA News Agency’s questions. YEREVAN, April 4. /ARKA/. How should Russia treat its Eurasian Economic Union partners? ...
04/04/2017World Bank urges developing countries to rethink their approach to governance
... to governance, as a key to overcoming challenges related to security, growth, and equity, the press office of the WB Office in Yerevan says in a news release. In its 2017 World Development Report, the WB says that unequal distribution of power in a society interferes with policies’ effectiveness. “Power asymmetries help explain, for example, why model anti-corruption laws and agencies often fail to curb corruption, why decentralization does not always improve municipal services; or why well-crafted ...
01/31/2017European Commission adopts €30-million program to support reforms in Armenia
The European Commission has adopted a new support programme of €30 million to enhance reform efforts in Armenia in the areas of quality employment, fiscal governance and civil society participation in the democratic decision making process, according to the European Commission's website. YEREVAN, December 17. /ARKA/. The European Commission has adopted a new support programme of €30 million to enhance reform efforts ...
12/17/2015Armeniaн authorities rely on civil society and business people in struggle against corruption
Armenia's authorities rely on civil society and business people in struggle against corruption, Deputy Justice Minister Suren Krmoyan said Wednesday in Yerevan at a conference focused on the challenges the private sector faces in the combat against corruption. YEREVAN, July 29. /ARKA/....
07/29/2015Racial discrimination still remains in the United States, but there are graver problems here - expert
... saying in an interview with Sputnik-Armenia radio station while commenting on the results of a public opinion poll conducted by ICM Research at Russia Today International News Agency’s request. Asked whether racial and ethnic discord is the U.S. society’s gravest trouble or not, 67% of the people surveyed in the United States said they “completely agree” or “rather agree” and 21%said they didn’t think so. Melikyan said that racial discrimination is a problem to any developed ...
01/23/2015New EU cooperation projects for € 10 million to start in Armenia
The EU Delegation to Armenia held an official ceremony today for the signature of fifteen EU cooperation projects in Yerevan. New actions with a total budget of approximately € 10 million will support civil society and local authorities, as well as government reforms in Armenia, the EU Delegation to Armenia said. YEREVAN, December 18. / ARKA /. The EU Delegation to Armenia held an official ceremony today for the signature of fifteen EU cooperation ...
12/18/2014President announces new large-scale educational program in Armenia
... and Education, Ayb Educational Foundation, Cambridge University and the London Institute of Education, Sargsyan said at the opening of a technology center in Giumry on Saturday. The aim of the program is to praise the role of teachers in the modern society and make the profession more attractive, the president said. Under the program, about 2,000 teachers are expected to obtain international certification over 10 years to initiate changes and to apply new approaches in schools. An extensive resource ...
09/16/2014EU earmarks 41 mln euros for development programs in Armenia
The European Union made a decision to earmark 41 million euros to support civil society, regional and rural development in Armenia, the EU website reports. YEREVAN, December 23. /ARKA/. The European Union made a decision to earmark 41 million euros to support civil society, regional and rural development in Armenia, the EU ...
12/23/2013Russia Day associated with fundamental changes in Russian society : Armenian PM
Russia Day is associated with the fundamental changes which took place in political, economic and spiritual life of the whole Russian society- creation of modern Russia, Armenian prime minister Tigran Sargsyan said Wednesday on the reception on the occasion of Russia Day. YEREVAN, June 12./ARKA/. Russia Day is associated with the fundamental changes which took place in political,...
06/12/2013Manual to inform Armenia’s civic society on environmental issues released
Blejan non-governmental organization together with the Aarhus Centres in Armenia and with the support of Counterpart International and USAID has released a manual designed to inform Armenia’s civic society on environmental issues. YEREVAN, May 6. / ARKA /. Blejan non-governmental organization together with the Aarhus Centres in Armenia and with the support of Counterpart International and USAID has released a manual designed to inform Armenia’s ...
05/06/2013Armenia’s strategic development program’s section relating to poverty reduction needs improvement
Armenia’s strategic development program’s section relating to poverty reduction needs improvement, the sectoral group of the Civil Society Network of the Sustainable Development Program/ the Strategic Program of Prospective Development for 2012-2025 says. YEREVAN, March 19. /ARKA/. Armenia’s strategic development program’s section relating to poverty reduction needs improvement,...
03/19/2013Job fair for disabled persons to be held on December 14
... people with disabilities will be held in Yerevan on December 14. Speaking at a news conference called to mark the International Day of Disabled Persons, she said the job fair is designed to help people with limited physical abilities to integrate into society and find employment. She said the main objective of LIFE program is to asses the capabilities of disabled persons and help them develop them to be able to integrate with the society. She said as part of the program that will run until 2015 some ...
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