Media Review May 21, 2019

Discussion of judicial and legal reforms, ways of reducing the school load, an expert look at the bill on state duties are the leading topics of today's media.

The Azerbaijan newspaper writes about judicial and legal reforms against the backdrop of the "Public Discussions with Entrepreneurs on Main Directions of Judicial and Legal Reforms" held on May 20, organized by the Confederation of Entrepreneurs.

Discussions were held against the backdrop of the decree signed by the President on April 3 "On deepening reforms in the judicial legal system" It is expected that the Code of Competition will also be adopted in 2020, which is very important for the development of entrepreneurship.

As of April 1, 2019, 996,296 business entities operate in the country, of which 133, 541 are legal entities, and 862,755 are private entrepreneurs.

The website Yenisabah.az writes about the proposals of experts to reduce the burden on schoolchildren. We are talking about reducing the weight of textbooks, because school bags are too heavy.

According to the expert Kamran Asadov, according to the norms for first-graders, 5 textbooks should weigh 1 kg 145 grams, and together with workbooks weight should be 2 or 3 kg.

The expert believes that it is necessary to use lighter paper for printing textbooks, although such paper is less durable.

The newspaper Yeni Musavat writes about changes to the law "On State Duty", criticized by deputies when discussing the draft law.

Many people opposed high fees for opening universities and preschool institutions.

The changes also provide for an increase in the price of a reusable visa to Azerbaijan to $ 350 for 2 years. And this is despite the fact that Azerbaijan is going to develop tourism.

For example, in 26 EU countries a reusable visa for a period of 5 years is free.

The state duty on opening of kindergartens can reach 3,000 manat. In developed countries, this is done with the help of soft loans, or at the expense of state subsidies. -0------