It is not a secret that for a number of different reasons  some Armenian families would prefer their children to be educated in a foreign  language. Since for over a decade the Armenian compulsory education system has  been failing to provide quality general education and to ensure sufficient  knowledge of foreign languages, such families prefer to educate their children  in schools abroad, where they are not only educated in a foreign language, but  are also brought up in a foreign language environment.

Political intolerance in the South Caucasus continues to  restrict the integration process of the region, significantly impeding the  economic development of the regional countries, whereas established trade  relations could have seriously promoted the process of conflict resolution and  stability in the region.

In the  South Caucasus the roadmap for the process of European integration is defined  by the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) and the Eastern Partnership. While  civil society institutions in Armenia and Azerbaijan are fully involved in all  the formats through which European integration is carried out, the Republic of  Nagorno Karabakh (NKR) has been left out of almost all them, and this seriously  impedes the resolution of the conflict.

Article 2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights  ensures that everyone is entitled to all the fundamental human rights and  freedoms, without distinction of the political, jurisdictional or international  status of the country or territory to which a person belongs. Whether this  person lives in a country which is independent, trust, non-self-governing or  under any other limitation of sovereignty, they should be granted all the  fundamental human rights.

The number of people using the services provided by  private employment agencies (EA) in Armenia is increasing: every tenth Armenian  employer uses the services they offer. However, EAs face numerous difficulties,  which impede the effective functioning of these extremely important actors in  the labor market and stymie the development of this institution.

Reflecting back on the year is not a new tradition. Public figures and politicians pursue different goals when they do so. Some take it as an opportunity to sing self-eulogies; some others grab the chance to criticize one more time. "We did this"; "This is right, however that was a mistake"; "It is their fault"; "I had this achievement"; "Armenia benefited from it"; etc.

Experts vary in their perspectives regarding the state policy on migration. Some believe that the current policy is quite liberal, thus being pregnant with significant threats to the national security and state interests. Some others think that the current system does not ensure the RA citizens’ right to free movement...

The legislation regulating the activities of the civil  society institutions in Armenia has been shaped in parallel to the development  of the practices of exercising the fundamental human right to freedom of  association. Indeed, throughout years people have chosen more and more  comprehensive and sophisticated formats to realize their right to associate...

The involvement of the European institutions in the  process of the regulation of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict can be defined in  two formats: multilateral and bilateral initiatives. The major multilateral  players are the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the  European Union and the various agencies of the Council of Europe...

It is indisputable that the effectiveness of the migration policy is largely contingent on the proper and detailed statistics, describing the migration flows. At the same time, the effectiveness of the procedures of migration regulation and the quality of the provided services are conditioned by the adequate coordination of the information flows on migration and registration tasks.