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- Mariam Poghosyan visits Janfida village of Armavir Marz
News 14.05.2024
On May 14, the member of the RA NA Standing Committee on Labor and Social Affairs, the deputy of the Civil Contract Faction Mariam Poghosyan visited Janfida village of Armavir Marz within the framework of the regular visit to the community. The MP met with the staff members of Edvard Dashtoyan Secondary School and Vazgen Sargsyan kindergarten, as well as a group of pupils. The kindergarten and the school sport hall and the banquet hall were overhauled by the State-community co-financing s... - Committee endorses draft that envisages expanding activities of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
News 13.05.2024
On May 13, the NA Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs debated and endorsed the draft law on Ratifying the Resolution No. 259, which proposes Amendment to Article 1 of the Agreement Establishing the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to enable a Limited and Incremental Expansion of the Geographic Scope of the Bank’s Operations to Sub-Saharan Africa and Iraq. The RA Deputy Minister of Finance Eduard Hakobyan said that the draft envisages a limited and ... - Committee endorses legislative package debated in the second reading
News 13.05.2024
The NA Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs debated in the second reading the legislative package proposing amendments and addenda to the law on Audit Chamber, the Code on Administrative Offences and related laws. In the main report, the co-author of the package Arusyak Manavazyan presented the proposals existing after the first reading. In the Audit Chamber the service is introduced as a new kind of state service, the latter’s transition legal structures are defi... - 15 Armenian students to take part in Memory Train project
News 13.05.2024
It has been three years since the Memory Train cultural-educational project has been implemented at the initiative of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and the National Assembly of Belarus, in which Armenia is also participating for the second time. The member of the NA Civil Contract Faction Aleksey Sandikov noted that four CIS member countries participated in the project in previous years, and this year the number is already eight. ... - Alen Simonyan and Ivana Živković sign a document on implementation of second programme of UNDP Modern Parliament for a Modern Armenia project
News 07.05.2024
On May 7, the RA NA President Alen Simonyan and the UN Assistant Secretary-General and the UNDP Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS countries Ivana Živković signed a document on the implementation of the Second Programme – Fostering responsiveness, efficiency, transparency and inclusiveness (Modern Parliament for a Modern Armenia) of the Parliament of Armenia. The goal of the programme is to support the development of the parliamentary capacities through training, ... - Representative of Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of Malta hosted in Parliament
News 07.05.2024
On May 7, the member of the RA NA delegation to Parliamentary Assembly to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE PA) Maria Karapetyan met with the Director General of Global Issues, International Development and Economic Affairs of the Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of Malta Neville Aquilina and the Ambassador of Malta in Austria. Welcoming the guests, Maria Karapetyan highlighted the cooperation of two countries, including within the OSCE. ... - Parliament continues debating HRD annual programme and report
News 03.05.2024
On May 3, the National Assembly continued the debate of the annual programme on the activity of the RA Human Rights Defender and the state of protection of human rights and freedoms, the debate of the activity for 2023 as a prevention national mechanism. During the exchange of ideas, the representatives of the ruling faction, as well as the opposition factions touched upon the problems raised in the documents, underlining that there are assessments reflecting the reality in them. ... - National Assembly continues work of regular sittings
News 02.05.2024
On May 2, the National Assembly continued the work of the regular sittings and passed by voting the draft laws debated on the previous day. Afterwards, the deputies continued the debate of the annual report on the activity of the Commission on Television and Radio (CTR) for 2023. During the period allocated for the speeches, reacting to the question of the deputy of the Civil Contract Babken Tunyan if it is possible to do more in terms of security, than it is in the proces... - Report on activity of RA Central Electoral Commission for 2022-2023 debated in Parliament
News 02.05.2024
In 2022-2023, local self-government elections were organized and held in 24 communities of Armenia, 21 of them with proportional electoral system, and 3 with majoritarian system. In 2023, the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) verified the validity of the signatures collected by the initiative group created by 1 civil initiative to propose a draft law to the National Assembly in accordance with the legislation. This was stated by the Chairman of the CEC Vahagn Hovakimyan, presenting the report... - Work debate on theme The Mining Sector and Newly Built Roads in parliament
News 02.05.2024
The issue of roads being damaged by overloaded cars and the possible ways of solution were at the core of the work debate on the theme The Mining Sector and the Newly Built Roads. The work debate held on May 2 initiated the Deputy Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs Rustam Bakoyan, in which the Deputy Chair of the NA Standing Committee on Defense and Security Armen Khachatryan, the Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrast... - Parliament debates HRD annual programme and report
News 02.05.2024
The annual programme of the Human Rights Defender (HRD) and the annual report of the HRD as a prevention national mechanism show the problems existing I the sphere. The numerous problems, which were solved during the year, including also as a result of the Defender’s intervention. The RA Human Rights Defender Anahit Manasyan said, presenting the annual programme on the activity of the RA Human Rights Defender, on the state of protection of human rights and freedoms and the annual report on the... - NA begins work of regular sittings: Draft of statement authored by Armenia Faction not included in agenda of session
News 30.04.2024
The National Assembly began the work of the regular sittings on April 30. In order to include in the draft agenda of the seventh session of the eighth convocation of the National Assembly, the deputies debated the draft of the NA statement on Delimitation and Demarcation between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan authored by the NA Armenia Faction, which was presented by the deputy of Armenia Faction Artur Khachatryan. ... - An opportunity to be given to render state services in communities by establishing an authorizing norm
News 30.04.2024
In 2016, we have stated as a policy that state certain functions can be rendered not only through appropriate digital platforms of the authorizing bodies, but we can and we should use digital wider opportunities, which will make the services more accessible and affordable for population. At present, that opportunity was increased in 75 settlements, which are included in 51 communities, we have offices properly completed by the citizens’ service technical and programme means. The RA Deputy Mini... - More convenient, realistic and fair conditions to be provided for property tax payers of vehicles
News 30.04.2024
According to the current regulations, physical persons pay the annual amount of vehicle property tax to the budget of the community of the place of their state registration until December 1 including of the tax year. Only after that, the technical inspection process is allowed. At one time, these two functions were combined so that communities could carry out property tax collections in full. On the one hand, the deadline for paying the property tax is December 1, on the other hand, when the c... - National Assembly debates a number of legislative initiatives in second reading
News 30.04.2024
On April 30, the Parliament debated a number of legislative initiatives in the second reading. With the package of draft laws providing for amendments and addenda to the law on Trade and Services and the related laws, it is planned to make the legal regulations regarding itinerant trade in Yerevan applicable in other communities as well. According to the key-rapporteur, the RA Deputy Minister of Territorial Admini... - Government proposes to make amendments and addenda to law on State Duty
News 30.04.2024
The amendments and addenda being proposed to the law on State Duty, which presented for debate the Deputy Chairman of the RA State Revenue Committee Artur Manukyan, are aimed at simplification of the customs formalities process and the implementation of the same administration. The rapporteur noted that the amendments and addenda refer to the rates of state duty charged for the actions fulfilled by the customs authority and the rendering services, which since 2020 have not been changed. I... - Annual report on activity of Commission on Television and Radio for 2023 presented to Parliament
News 30.04.2024
The media being under the control of the Commission operated freely last year without interference from the authorities: The Chairman of the Commission on Television and Radio (CTR) Tigran Hakobyan noted, presenting the annual report on the activity of the Commission on Television and Radio in 2023 at the NA regular sitting on April 30. The CTR Chairman informed that every year the Commission sends an official written request to the network operators, licensed and authorized television a... - Vladimir Vardanyan: We are trying to go on through path of peace for having stable and lasting peace
News 30.04.2024
On April 30, the Head of the RA NA Armenia-France Friendship Group, the Chair of the NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs Vladimir Vardanyan met with the Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Armed Forces, as well as the European Affairs Committee of the Senate of the Republic of France Ronan Le Gleut. The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Armenia Olivier Decottignies also took part in the meeting. The sides underscore... - Representatives of NA opposition factions meet with Director-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations
News 30.04.2024
On April 30, the deputies of the RA NA Armenia Faction the deputies Artur Khachatryan and Armen Gevorgyan and the deputy of With Honor Faction Anna Mkrtchyan met with the delegation led by the Director-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations Gert Jan Koopman. The Head of the delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Armenia, Ambassador Vassilis Maragos attended the meeting. ... - It is proposed to reform legislation regulating media sphere
News 29.04.2024
The Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Diaspora, Youth and Sport of the National Assembly initiated a public debate on the proposed amendments to the Law on Mass Media and the RA Civil Code. The initiative authored by the Government was elaborated with the participation of the Ministry of Justice, as well as the Freedom House Human Rights Non-Governmental Organization. The MPs, the representatives of state bodies, international organizations and civil society participated ... - Meri Galstyan: Democracy will ensure the security, the development and the stability of our country in the region
News 29.04.2024
The member of the RA NA delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie (APF), the deputy of the NA Civil Contract Faction Meri Galstyan took part in the Meeting of the APF Political Committee. The Armenian delegation proposed to make amendments and addenda in the summary report of the Committee, which were accepted. Meri Galstyan gave a speech: ... - New regulations for fulfillment of tax obligations of organizers engaged in gaming activities
News 26.04.2024
The Executive proposes amendments to the Laws on Lotteries and on Winning Games, Internet Winning Games and Casinos. The main regulations were presented by the Deputy Chairman of the RA State Revenue Committee Artur Manukyan at the sitting of the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs on April 26. According to the above-mentioned laws, in case of overdue obligations (including penalties and fines) in terms of taxes and other mandatory payments defined by law by the persons holding a licen... - It is designed to reform system of levying state duty for operations by customs bodies
News 26.04.2024
It is proposed to rewrite the article on the rates of state duty paid for customs operations defined by the law on State Duty. It is proposed to bring these norms into line with the rates established by the EEU Customs Code. In recent years, they have not undergone any amendments. Separation of the state duty charged by the customs bodies for customs operations according to the types of customs declarations is planned. For each case of state duty, it is planned to define the terms of paym... - Government presents amendments and addenda to law on Compulsory Enforcement of Judicial Acts
News 26.04.2024
Within the enforcement proceedings stemming from the specifying the provisions on spreading penalty on the salary of the physical person’s debtors and other kind of incomes, designing the debtor physical persons’ additional social guarantees, as well as ensuring the efficiency of the action implementation, the Government presented amendments and addenda to the law On Compulsory Enforcement of Judicial Acts. The issue was debated at April 26 sitting of the NA Standing Committee on State an... - It is designed to add the number of operators rendering digital services in settlements
News 26.04.2024
It is proposed by the legislative package to design an authorizing norm for the Government in about 75 settlements of the republic to expand the list of the operators rendering digital services. The RA Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Vache Terteryan informed this. The draft law on Making Addendum to the law on Civil Acts Registration with the enclosed legislative package was debated in the first reading at April 26 regular sitting of the NA Standing Commit... - New legal regulation on interconnectedness of property tax and technical inspection processes of vehicles of physical persons
News 26.04.2024
The deputies of the NA Civil Contract Faction Babken Tunyan and Narek Zeynalyan propose an addendum to the RA Tax Code. “We are solving an important problem with the initiative: It affects hundreds of thousands of our fellow citizens. It refers to the rules applied during the technical inspection. Today, when a citizen takes a car for a technical inspection, the system checks whether that person has property tax obligations for the given car or not. If the citizen has not paid the proper... - Annual report on 2023 activity of CTR debated in Committee
News 26.04.2024
It’s already the fourth year, I have to confirm that the media operating under the control of the Commission have acted freely, independently, without the interference of state institutions. Why are we confident, because at the end of each year, we send an official written request to all the broadcasters, network operators, licensed and authorized television and radio companies and ask whether there was any interference by the state in their activities: The Chairman of the Commission on Televi... - Representatives of NA Armenia and With Honor Factions meet with Head of Delegation of European Union to RA
News 26.04.2024
On April 26, the Head of the NA Armenia Faction Seyran Ohanyan and With Honor Faction Tigran Abrahamyan met with the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Armenia, Ambassador Vassilis Maragos. Welcoming the guest, the Armenian parliamentarians highlighted the RA-EU relations and the presence of the European Union in the region. Seyran Ohanyan thanked the European Union, for showing continuous to Armenia especially in the difficult period. Tigran Abrahamyan h... - NA Armenia-France Friendship Group meets with French colleagues
News 25.04.2024
On April 25, the members of the NA Armenia-France Friendship Group met with the members of the delegation led by the Chairman of the France-Armenia Friendship Group of the Senate of the Republic of France Gilbert-Luc Devinaz. The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Armenia Olivier Decottignies attended the meeting. The Head of the Armenia-France Friendship Group Vladimir Vardanyan welcomed his French colleagues in Parliament of Armenia and underscored the import... - RA NA Vice President Hakob Arshakyan meets with Deputy Speaker of People’s Assembly of Syria
News 25.04.2024
On April 25, the Vice President of the RA National Assembly Hakob Arshakyan met with the delegation led by the Deputy Speaker of the People’s Assembly of the Arab Republic of Syria Muhammad Al-Ajlani, who is in our country to take part in the events dedicated to the 109 th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The members of the NA Armenia-Syria Friendship Group Knyaz Hasanov, Shirak Torosyan and Rustam Bakoyan, the deputy Alkhas Ghazaryan also took part in the meeting. Welcoming t...
