EBRD Shares Responsibility for the Amulsar Mine Crisis in Jermuk: AEF
EBRD mainly saw risks in terms of increased alcohol abuse and rise in crime in thee community, as well as an adverse gender impact in terms of emerging or expanding network of prostitution, increase in sexual violence...
Flat Tax Regime to Benefit those with High Income
"The flat taxation regime caused a very big income inequality. It also resulted in public revenue reduction and we became the most unequal country of Europe. That is why we have returned back to progressive taxation, the aim of which is to generate more...
Bankrupt "Ashtarak Kat" Dairy is After the Money of Shop-Owners
She also is "indebted" to the company in an amount of 1.5mln AMD. Her case turned against her in the Appeals Court. The Court did not consider the document...
Government Official Promised to Have the Beneficiary Owners of Mines Disclosed
For years, it has been voiced that the beneficiary owners of many large mines are high-ranking officials in Armenia, while the processes of licensing and oversight over operation
We are Against the Flat Tax Regime
Flattening the tax rates will widen income inequality and contribute to social injustice. While costs to meet basic needs make up the entire or at least significant part of the income of middle income earners, for high wage earners...
Republican MP Faces Arrest for Receiving a 14mln USD Bribe
Before joining the Republican Party in 2006, Harutyunyan, also known by the nick-name “Bulki Aram” was a member of the Orinats Yerkir party. Aram Harutyunyan has been...
The Resistance in Shatin Village in the Context of Social-Economic Issues
“Once the very first small hydro power plants were built on Yeghegis river, there was already a lot of criticism, a lot of damage was done to the residents of Shatin. They have been constantly...
Amulsar Came to Yerevan
The protesters had brought green and red balloons: the red ones carried mining company-led myths on them, while the green balloons carried messages the environmentalists wish to bring to life. Those present were popping the red balloons...
Yerevan Residents Complaining of Sanitek Noticed Flies in the Waste Disposal Company’s Office
The protesters had brought along bags of waste. Arousik Mkrtchyan, an active citizen living in downtown Yerevan stated that the situation on Yerevan’s street could lead to a pandemic...
The Issue of Amulsar, Landmark Conflict of Today’s Armenia
In the milieu of Armenia’s continuous revolution, the issue of Amulsar is one of the most landmark conflicts. Its resolution will show the direction into which Armenia will develop. In essence, the new government needs to find...
Armenia’s Social and Labor Minister Resigns Over Disagreements with Government
- Following my appointment as Minister of Labor and Social Issues, I proposed to postpone the full implementation of the mandatory component for a year and reform the system through ....
Protesting Mine Employees “Fell Into Management’s Trap,’ Villager Says
The [protesters] did not even realize they had fallen into [the management’s] trap. They will now take this petition and go to Nikol [Pashinyan],” Alikhanyan said...