ENPI Info Center: 58% of Armenians consider EU important partnerMay 11, 2011 - 18:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Almost three quarters of Armenians see the European Union as an important partner, with almost six in ten (58%) having a positive image of the EU, according to ENPI Info Center’s survey. These findings are drawn from the third in a series of opinion polls carried out at six-month intervals between December 2009 and November 2010. The polls questioned 400 members of the Armenian general public, as part of an EU-funded survey of attitudes towards the EU, carried out across the Neighbourhood partners. The November 2010 survey also finds that human rights, absence of corruption, rule of law and peace and security top the list when respondents are asked to select the single most important value, identical to the previous polls. More and more Armenians also identify fighting corruption (53%) as a key challenge for the country, overtaking ensuring healthy economic growth (50%, down from 58% a year earlier), while they are also less worried about security and defence (41%, down from 50%). 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 | Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. |