Environmental Challenges: New Waste Management Agency to Be Established

The Azerbaijani government has authorized the demolition of several non-residential buildings in the city of Shusha as part of its urban redevelopment and reconstruction policy in the formerly occupied territories. The decision is seen as another stage in the large-scale reconstruction and urban transformation program underway in Karabakh in the post-conflict period.

The Azerbaijani government, the Confederation of Trade Unions, and the National Confederation of Entrepreneurs’ Organizations have signed a new General Collective Agreement for 2026–2028 aimed at raising minimum wages, legalizing informal employment, and expanding social protections.

Azerbaijan is intensifying efforts to transform oil revenues into the foundation of its own technological economy, betting on artificial intelligence, engineering education, and digital infrastructure amid the accelerating global energy transition.

On May 13, proceedings continued at the Baku Grave Crimes Court under Judge Eldar Ismayilov in the case against Hafiz Hasanov, head of the “Law and Development” Public Union and one of the defendants in the so-called “NGO case.”