Private companies operating most of the bus and minibus routes in Yerevan again demanded on Thursday that municipal authorities allow a sharp increase in their fares, threatening to bring public transport to a standstill.
The Armenian parliament debated on Thursday a drastic increase in the salaries of high-level state officials, including President Serzh Sarkisian, which is sought by the government but rejected by most opposition forces.
The National Assembly on Wednesday passed in the first reading a government bill that will abolish modest benefits paid to thousands of unemployed Armenians.
The onus is on Armenia to propose new formats of cooperation with the European Union after its decision to join a Russian-led customs union, a senior EU official said on Tuesday.
Armenia still hopes to sign an Association Agreement with the European Union after deciding to join the customs union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, a senior Armenian diplomat said on Friday. (UPDATED)
Lawmakers from the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) on Thursday refused to retract their offensive statements about an opposition colleague who sought to embarrass President Serzh Sarkisian at the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) earlier this month.
The European Union may not sign even a non-binding joint declaration with Armenia at its upcoming summit in Vilnius because of Yerevan’s unexpected decision to join a Russian-led customs union, a senior Czech diplomat said on Wednesday.
Civil rights campaigners critical of the Armenian government said on Monday that they are planning to challenge in court President Serzh Sarkisian’s controversial decision to join a Russian-led customs union.
Armenia’s Administrative Court has rejected an opposition lawsuit challenging the legality of Yerevan Mayor Taron Markarian’s controversial decision to sharply raise the cost of public transport.
The staff of two Armenian radio stations run by a former presidential candidate critical of the government went on strike on Wednesday to protest against what they called a politically motivated inspection launched by tax authorities.
Opposition leader Raffi Hovannisian described membership in the customs union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan as a grave threat to Armenia’s independence as he again rallied supporters in Yerevan on Friday.
The government on Thursday spoke out against an almost 67 percent increase in the national minimum wage which is sought by Armenia’s second most important parliamentary party.
Municipal authorities look set to allow a private developer to resume the construction of an apartment building in a Yerevan neighborhood that has sparked angry protests by its residents and civic activists.
Opposition leader Raffi Hovannisian rallied hundreds of supporters in Yerevan on Friday in what he called the start of a new campaign of street protests aimed at changing Armenia’s government.
Riot police detained five people on Thursday in renewed scuffles with mostly young civic activists that have held a non-stop sit-in outside the Yerevan Mayor’s Office for the past two weeks.
Youth activists who forced Yerevan Mayor Taron Markarian to reverse a sharp rise in public transport fees last month warned the municipality on Monday against enforcing a new parking system that would put a much heavier financial burden on car owners.
Riot police used force on Thursday to stop youth activists from pitching tents outside the Yerevan municipality in continuing protests against its management of public transport.
Yerevan Mayor Taron Markarian on Tuesday ruled out through a spokesman the dismissal of two senior municipal officials which is demanded by youth activists holding non-stop demonstrations outside his office.
Yerevan Mayor Taron Markarian avoided reacting on Monday to continuing street protests against a controversial rise in the cost of public transport that was ordered but subsequently annulled by him.
Hundreds of youth activists continued to demonstrate outside the Yerevan municipality on Friday despite Mayor Taron Markarian’s decision to cancel a controversial rise in public transport fees.
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