Seven months ago Armenia signed the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) Action Plan. According to this document, within the next five years Armenia will become much closer to be called a European country through implementation of targeted reforms, and this will not reflect merely a geographical proximity. This is a comprehensive document including a general panorama of Armenia's public life. It is basically a concept paper and defines the general goals and objectives...

Relevant state agencies and migration experts answer this question without any hesitation: yes. Taking into account both the internal social realities and tendencies, as well as external, i.e. international developments of the employment market, and the requirements of various conventions to which Armenia has joined (International Labor Organization, Convention No. 97;  European Social Charter of the Council of Europe) this sphere should be regulated by the state...

Mass migration of Armenia's population has started with the independence of the country. Emigration continues till today, though on a smaller scale. According to expert evaluations, the number of people having emigrated from the Republic of Armenia for the past years comprises from 800.000 to one million...

It seems that the challenge "Towards Europe" remains the most comprehensive and urgent issue in today's Armenia. The frequent question "When will Armenia match the European standards?" belongs to the list of questions with no answers. Indeed, how long will it take and when will it be possible to transform the current social-political situation in Armenia and measure it up to the existing vision?...

The experience of any country (regardless of its income  level) shows that the most effective means to make smokers quit this fatal  habit and prevent the process of enlarging the army of smokers with new  recruits, is raising prices on tobacco through the increase of excise tax.  Gradual price raise through tax increase has for long become one of the most  important directions of long-term state policies of countries having a leading role  in anti-tobacco campaigns...