Different people perceive the way to Europe differently. Actually, the approach "Let's become European so that we can live in prosperity" is dominant among euro-advocates. Even when it is not voiced as such, it is always tacitly implied. However, few of us have ever thought about how this prosperity should "pour" on us at the end of the Euro-road...
more >>Democracy is not merely a declarative concept. Above all it means rule of law, protection of human rights and a number of other priorities which should ensure a prosperous and dignified community of people. These are also the guiding principles underlying the activities of the OSCE...
more >>The Armenian Government notes in its pension reforms policy document that preserving the status quo in the pension system will not only result in a crisis, but also hamper the social-economic development of the country...
more >>By working out various development projects, signing different international conventions, adopting new laws and norms we secure the rules of the game called "public life." These are the rules that will materialize the vision of the future which we choose as our goal of development. It seems that now far fewer people dispute that Europe is our final destination, and at least it is accepted as such in the context of high-rank declarations...
more >>"And what are the advantages of being a European? Why do we really want to become European? I'd say it's simply a fixation." "I can never imagine Armenians as Europeans. We're not Asians, either. We're of some different kind." "We have become European without having the chance to choose. We were not even asked whether we want to or not." "What is Europe? The society should learn about Europe, otherwise it will be perceived as a bundle of perversities." "Europe won't allow us to eat our national KHASH , since it does not comply with European standards."...
more >>On January 30, 2024 ICHD organized the first Town Hall Meeting within ACE in Vayk consolidated community, comprising 17 rural and urban settlements, in close collaboration with the local government, "Solution Hub" NGO and their beneficiaries, active young people from the community. The results are summarized in the THM report available in Armenian only.
more >>The Publication is available only in Armenian.
more >>On January 30, 2024 ICHD organized the first Town Hall Meeting within ACE in Vayk consolidated community, comprising 17 rural and urban settlements, in close collaboration with the local government, "Solution Hub" NGO and their beneficiaries, active young people from the community. The results are summarized in the THM report available in Armenian only.