Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Armenia as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Armenia: Government decides to criminalize pickpocketing
Pickpocketing accounts for over 65% of thefts in the country …
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Armenia: Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan pledged to root out endemic corruption
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who took office on the 8th of May, has pledged to root out endemic corruption in the country …
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Armenia: Pension reform bill approved by Parliament
The National assembly has voted to make the national mandatory pension applicable to all citizens …
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Armenia: A wide variety of labour law violations took place last year
The country’s Ombudsman has reported that last year a wide variety of labour law violations took place – mainly concerning termination without just cause, failure to give adequate notice, non-payment of salary during probation or payment of termination benefits …
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Armenia: Visa lifted for citizens from Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and South Korea
With effect from the 19th of March, 2018, citizens from Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and South Korea will be able to enter to Armenia without a visa for a maximum of 180 days within a year …
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Armenia: New labour code
The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs is currently drafting and consulting on a new Labour Code …
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Armenia: Amendment on citizenship and administrative offences
The Armenian parliament has passed an amendment to the law on citizenship and administrative offences …
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Armenia: Minimum wage increase proposal vetoed
A proposal to raise the Armenian minimum wage on July 1st 2016 from 55,000 drams (115 US dollars) to 65,000 drams (136 US dollars) per month has been vetoed by the Labour and Social Affairs Minister, Artem Asatryan …
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