Armenian youth poorly informed of EU activityFebruary 19, 2011 - 13:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Young people in Armenia are poorly informed of EU activity. According to a social survey conducted by AEGEE-Yerevan among Armenian students, 80% of the respondents said they have no idea about the structure and activity of the European Union. “Although over 70% of the young people believe Armenia to be a European country, they confessed to be unaware of how the EU operates,” AEGEE-Yerevan representative Armenak Minasyan told journalists. To raise public awareness of the EU, AEGEE-Yerevan declared February 19 as the Day of Europe Awareness and organized a workshop to tell about the history and development of the European Parliament, Europeans Commission and EU Council. Presentation of “Hello, Europe” book is also expected. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |