by Astghik Gevorgyan Public Media and Newspapers Every household in Germany pays 17 Euros monthly for public TV and Radio. Public media reaches nearly 40% of TV market, which is a pretty big share. Every federal state in Germany has its public TV and radio, and each of the 16 regions regulates its own private [...]
S H
‘MANY THOUGHT SOMETHING WOULD CHANGE’: Interview on LGBT Rights in Armenia
by Ann Esswein Luiza Vardanyan, black blazer and fox red braid, is sitting her legs crossed in a room in which otherwise consultations take place for those in need of protection: lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, as well as LGBT activists. There is a wall of books in the background. The curtains are closed. Luiza [...]
BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP IN GERMANY: Regulations, Implementation and Expectations
by Ani Avetisyan The identity of the real owners - the ‘beneficial owners’ of companies - is often unknown or hidden, which remains a big problem for authorities and civil society. The issue has affected other sectors and often helps to feed corruption and tax evasion. Having this problem is common in most of the [...]
FORUM GERMAN-ARMENIAN JOURNALIST EXCHANGE: about the project
“Forum German-Armenian Journalist Exchange” Project is a fruit of cooperation between Deutsche Gesellschaft e.V. and the Secretariat of Armenian National Platform of the EaP Civil Society Forum. Interested in the promotion of the European Neighbourhood Policy, both partners aim to support a civic and lasting exchange between the countries. Young journalists from Germany and Armenia [...]
GERMAN-ARMENIAN RELATIONS AFTER THE VELVET REVOLUTION: Germany will continue its support to Armenia
by Marine Meliksetyan Raffi Kantian To attract more foreign investors Armenia first needs stable judiciary. The Chairman of German-Armenian Society NGO Dr. Raffi Kantian believes that if a country doesn’t have a stable judicial system, it will have certain problems. “You don’t want to engage with a country, be it Armenia, Georgia or any other [...]
CHESS VALLEY
by Marie Illner Armenia is located in the Caucasus in a geopolitically tense region. Closed borders, few export products. This is why the country strives to occupy a niche with full force: the IT-Sector. The country does not only want to reconquer its role as the Silicon Valley of the former Soviet Union but surpass [...]
ARMENIANS IN GERMANY: SEEKING NEW LIFE AND OPPORTUNITIES
by Ani Grigoryan At the Gesundbrunnen station in Berlin, a young man in sportswear is walking in front of us. We are Armenian journalists talking in our native language at the station. The man suddenly turns around, looks at us and says “Hay eq?” (“Are you Armenian?”). Yes, we are, and so he is. We [...]
SYRIAN ARMENIANS: BACK IN THE “HOMELAND”, SAFE FROM WAR
by Florian Bayer Being part of a traumatized and displaced diaspora, Syrian Armenians refuse to be labelled as “refugees” back in the home of their ancestors, Armenia. Most are here to stay, since the grueling war in Syria goes on, but also since the more than ten thousand recent settlers are best possible integrated in [...]
MIGRATION AS A MEANS OF SOLVING SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
by Anahit Baghdasaryan Armenians and Germany It is already 2 years that Anna (name changed) has been living with her family in Wiesbaden, Germany. The reason they chose specifically Germany has a simple explanation: her husband had opportunity to work there after graduation. Compared to many countries, education system in Germany is on high level [...]