Section: Public Radio of Armenia (Armenia)
Trump Administration recommends 67 percent cut in aid to Armenia
The Administration released its budget recommendations for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) to Congress today with substantial budget cuts, the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) reports. The proposed budget for FY18, called “A New Foundation for American Greatness,” recommended a 29 percent cut overall and a 60 percent reduction in assistance to...
Areg Balayan and Maria Fernanda Moreno win Aurora competitions
On May 16 Aurora Humanitarian Initiative opened the photo exhibition “Capturing Humanity” at Dalan Art Gallery in Yerevan, where a selection of the photos submitted for the Aurora Photo Exhibition are displayed. At the opening of the exhibition the Initiative announced the winners of the Aurora Photo and Short Film Competitions. Areg Balayan from...
Liisa Ansala: Further democratic consolidation needed in Yerevan also outside the polling stations
A 10 member electoral assessment team from the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe – headed by Liisa Ansala (Finland, ILDG) and including two representatives from the EU Committee of the Regions – concluded yesterday its mission to observe the elections to the Council of Elders of Yerevan which were held on Sunday...
Portugal wins 2017 Eurovision Song Contest, Armenia comes 18th
Salvador Sobral from Portugal has won the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest with the song ‘Amar Pelos Dois’. The final outcome was decided by a 50:50 split between professional juries and televoting from all 42 participants. The jury votes were decided during the Jury Final last night and the televotes decided during tonight’s show. The 26...
2017 Eurovision Grand Final tonight: Armenia’s Artsvik performs 5th
The Grand Final of 2017 Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Kyiv tonight. The slogan for 2017 is Celebrate Diversity, and the show tonight will feature both Ukrainian traditions interwoven with modernity. Reigning Eurovision champion Jamala will perform during the live broadcast as well as Ukraine’s first ever Eurovision winner Ruslana...
Eurovision 2017: Armenia performs 5th in the Grand Final
The lineup of the Grand Final of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest has been announced. Ten acts from each Semi-Final have gone through to Saturday’s Grand Final and join the ‘Big Five’ — France, Germany, Italy, Spain and United Kingdom and host country Ukraine. The running order was proposed by UA: PBC and approved by the EBU Executive...
Eurovision 2017: All finalists known
The second Semi-Final of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest took place in Kyiv, Ukraine. In total 18 countries competed for the remaining ten places in the Grand Final. The second Semi-Final was broadcast live from the International Exhibition Centre in Ukraine’s capital. The following ten countries qualified for the Grand Final (in the order...
EU approves visa-free travel for Ukrainians
The European Union approved visa-free travel for Ukrainians on Thursday, fulfilling a key promise to cement ties with Kiev, AFP reports. “YES, we did it!” Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko wrote on Facebook after the Brussels decision, which the former Soviet republic has been trying to clinch for years. “It feels like coming home after a long...
Eurovision 2017: Armenia makes it to the Grand Final
Armenia makes it to the Grand Final of 2017 Eurovision Song Contest. Artsvik represents the country with the song “Fly With Me.” Tonight the first Semi-Final of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Kyiv, Ukraine. In total 18 countries competed for 10 places in the Grand Final. The ten qualifiers were (in the order they were announced):...
Eurovision 2017 Semi-Final tonight: Armenia performs 16th
First semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 will be held today at the International Exhibition Center (IEC) in Kyiv, Ukraine. Acts from 18 countries will give the performance of a lifetime to impress millions of viewers, hoping to earn one of the 10 slots in Saturday’s Grand Final. Viewers from the 18 countries participating in the...
