February, 2014

• 12 February

  

  Armenia Leader in South Caucasus in 2014 World Press Freedom Index

  "Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan all enjoy a significant degree of pluralism and relatively little state censorship," reads the report.
• 12 February

  

  Yerevan Metro Employees Join Rising Protests Against Pension Reform

  The controversial law, which entered into force on Jan. 1, 2014, stipulates that about 5–10% of the monthly wages of workers born after 1974 will be deducted for pension contributions...
• 12 February

  

  Armenian Village Mayor Withdraws Permission to Mining Company to Build Tailing Dump

  Hakob Mkrtchyan, head of the Melikgyugh rural community in Aragatsotn marz (province), yesterday called a special council meeting to discuss the construction of...
• 12 February

  

  Opposition Parties to Launch No-Confidence Motion Against Prime Minister

  The four parliamentary parties not part of the ruling coalition today will decide on launching a motion of no confidence against Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan...
• 12 February

  

  Former Armenian Political Prisoners to Spend Night Outside City Hall in Memory of March 1 Victims

  Nikol Pashinyan and Sasun Mikaelyan, board members of an initiative called Civil Contract and former political prisoners, will spend the night of Mar. 1–2 outside...
• 11 February

  

  What Armenia’s Delegation Found Unacceptable in EU’s Proposed Statement

  The MP said that for the first time in EU-Armenia relations, it was not possible to make a joint statement. According to Vardanyan, the EU's and Armenia's...
• 11 February

  

  Gazprom Armenia Deceives Consumers, Offers Low-Quality Gas: Opinion

  Gazprom Armenia is able to reduce the caloric value of natural gas using 3 "miracle devices" each valued at $350,000; moreover, by mixing...
• 11 February

  

  Former Head of Armenia’s Public TV Now Advisor to Foreign Minister

  Former Chair of the Council of the Armenian Public Television and Radio Company Alexan Harutyunyan has been appointed as advisor to Armenia's Minister of Foreign Affairs.
• 11 February

  

  Europe Does Not See Armenia as an Independent State: MP

  "Armenia is perceived not as a sovereign state but as a Russian outpost. This is an important nuance. One of the main trump cards of our...
• 11 February

  

  Armenian President’s Brother’s Foundation Awarded 5 Million to Organize Music Festival

  The Gyumri Municipal Council today voted to allocate 5 million AMD (about $12,164 USD) from the municipal budget to the Renaissance International Contest-Festival.