February, 2014

• 27 February

  

  Health Minister to Fight ‘Shadow Economy’ at Expense of Expectant Mothers

  Treatment for complications arising during pregnancy will also be paid. For these, pregnant women will have to pay 5,000 AMD ($12.10).
• 27 February

  

  Patient Released: Court Dismissed Psychiatric Clinic Doctor’s Claim

  Juleta Amarikyan, who was taken to Avan Psychiatric Clinic against her will, will no longer remain in the clinic for compulsory psychiatric treatment...
• 27 February

  

  Armenian Lavash Manufacturer Might be Forced to Close Due to High Cost of Gas: Paper

  Garni Suriki Lavash Production Enterprise has found itself in a very difficult situation because of high tariffs for electricity and gas...
• 27 February

  

  Ruling Party Discussing Postponing Controversial Pension System by a Year: Paper

  The elite of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia is discussing the option of postponing for one year the mandatory component of the new funded...
• 27 February

  

  Sacked Deputy Director of Armenia’s National Security Service Now Replaced

  Upon a presidential decree, Hrant Yepiskoposyan was appointed to the position of First Deputy Director of Armenia's National Security Service...
• 27 February

  

  Justice Minister Doesn’t Know How Much President’s Brother Earns from Speed Cameras

  The speed limit enforcement cameras installed in Yerevan must be removed and an investigation launched to expose corruption in this sector...
• 27 February

  

  ‘Heroism Is Not Defeating the Enemy’: MP on Establishing March 1 Commission

  The proposal to establish a commission to study the events of March 1 is a chance for the parliamentary majority to recover, said Armenian National Congress...
• 26 February

  

  Armenian MP Explained Why He Did Not Honor the Memory of Victims of March 1, 2008

  Armenian National Congress MP Nikol Pashinyan did not participate in the minute of silence in the Armenian parliament today to commemorate the victims of Mar. 1, 2008.
• 26 February

  

  Ruling Party Blocks Proposal to Establish Ad-Hoc Commission on Nairit Plant

  The parliamentary majority, the Republican Party of Armenia, today voted against a proposal by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF-D) to establish an...
• 26 February

  

  Armenian Parliament Votes to Establish Commission to Study Gas Contracts with Russia

  Armenia's National Assembly today decided to create an ad-hoc commission to investigate the gas contracts signed with Russia last year.