- Three top Armenian officials resigned today, likely due to national leadership’s dissatisfaction over recent issues in the country’s electricity supply.
- Former Armenian president Robert Kocharyan said he will continue to be actively involved in politics and denied providing any financial support to Bagrat Galstanyan, an Armenian bishop-turned-protest-leader.
- Scylla’s founder on Armenia’s tech tipping point.
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Single motherhood by choice a growing trend in Armenia
By Zhanna Avagyan “Life with a child brings colors you never knew existed. No one’s opinion should prevent you from experiencing these feelings,” says Naira Harutyunyan, who chose to become a single mother through assisted reproduction in Armenia. Now, she’s considering having a second child. Her story represents a growing trend in Armenia, where planned single motherhood, though still an unfamiliar concept to many, is gaining increasing acceptance. Armenia expanded its fertility assistance program in early 2023 to include single women. Initially open to women aged 36-42, the program later broadened its age criteria. Now, single women between 28 and […]
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German court declares Karabakh Armenians stateless persons
By Lusine Vardanyan and Alexander Pracht A court in the German city of Kassel issued a landmark ruling on Monday, declaring that Karabakh Armenians are stateless persons rather than Armenian citizens and confirmed that they cannot return to Nagorno-Karabakh due to persecution risks from Azerbaijan, in a final and non-appealable decision that was achieved through significant contributions from the Armenian-German Lawyers Association. “While this is a decision made within a national judicial system, it can be used in larger international courts to prove racial discrimination against Armenians. This is a very important achievement,” said Gurgen Petrossian, President of the Armenian-German […]
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Armenia’s energy dependence: a complex web of challenges
By Lia Avagyan Armenia’s energy sector faces significant challenges due to its heavy dependence on Russian infrastructure and resources. In an interview with CivilNet, Astghine Pasoyan of the Energy Saving Foundation outlined the country’s energy security concerns and potential pathways to greater independence. Here are the key insights from the discussion. The Russian grip on Armenia’s energy Since the Soviet Union’s collapse, Armenia’s energy infrastructure has progressively fallen under Russian control. While privatization was intended to improve market transformation through open international tendering, Russian companies have acquired most vital assets, either through direct purchase, offshore intermediary acquisitions or debt-for-asset swaps. […]
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Armenian ambassador to EU receives death threats from Azerbaijani counterpart
By Alexander Pracht Tigran Balayan, Armenia’s Ambassador to the European Union, reportedly received death threats from his Azerbaijani counterpart Vaqif Sadiqov a week ago, with the Armenian Embassy lodging a formal protest with other diplomatic missions in Brussels, according to American digital newspaper Politico. This was confirmed today by Armenia’s Foreign Ministry. In a letter reportedly sent to envoys last week, seen and confirmed by Politico, it was alleged that Balayan was “verbally attacked and intimidated” by Sadiqov and received explicit threats against his life. The incident happened last Tuesday at an event organized by Turkey in Brussels on the […]
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‘The EU has not yet shown itself ready as a
In an interview with CivilNet’s Stella Mehrabekyan, Senior Expert on Eastern Europe at Bertelsmann Stiftung Miriam Kosmehl discusses the EU’s enlargement policy amid the ongoing war in Ukraine and the potential shifts in EU’s engagement in the South Caucasus following the Georgian elections. How has the war in Ukraine changed the EU’s traditional approach to the accession process? The full-scale war led to a significant policy shift regarding the EU’s eastern neighbors, including some of them in the EU’s enlargement policy – specifically Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and initially also Georgia. This is because of Vladimir Putin’s clear and […]