The role of Azerbaijan in the region, increase in customs duties, bloated bureaucracy, and threat to Internet freedom are topics of today's press.
The Azerbaijan newspaper writes about the country's stabilizing role in the Caspian and Caucasus region. Azerbaijan is a reliable partner of the international community in the implementation of major projects and in the conduct of international important events. The author notes the successes achieved by Azerbaijan during 25 years of independence. In assessing the economic success, the author refers to the World Bank and the IMF.
The website Azadliq.info writes about the coming rise in price of food products: meat, butter and milk. The expert Gubad Ibadoglu analyzes the deterioration of the economic situation in the country as a result of the increase in customs duties on food products. He provides detailed calculations of prices and gives a comparative analysis with previous years.
Echo wonders why the country needs officials, whereas ASAN Khidmet well replaces them. It would be possible to get rid of spending funds for the maintenance of a large bureaucracy, since the activities of officials and ASAN Khidmet are the same. Currently, more than 2 million people in Azerbaijan use the services of ASAN Khidmet.
Novoye Vremya has published an article entitled “Freedom in the Internet under Threat?” Taking control of the TV, the Azerbaijani MPs attack the Internet. The Internet is still the most important and most serious obstacle to our country's dive into the abyss of a new insulation. The global network has the greatest potential for resistance to such a course. For the authorities, this way is more dangerous than for the population. Excessive propaganda can lead to the opposite effect. It was impossible to fully close the alternative information in earlier times, but now it is even more impossible.
Government agencies once every six months try to create the tools and legal framework for the regulation of online activity.
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- Political Monitoring
- 6 October 2016 18:50
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- Social
- 7 October 2016 11:02
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It will be cloudy and rainy in Baku and Absheron on 14 February. Wind will be north-west, gusty. Air temperature at night +2+4, during the day + 5+7. Humidity 75-85%.
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At the "Julfa" customs post of the Nakhchivan customs, during an inspection of a truck from Iran that was transiting to Türkiye, 101.4 kg of methamphetamine was found in the fuel tank and heating system tank.
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This year, 22,000 foreign language teachers and an additional 4,000 teachers who were unable to pass certification last year will be involved in the certification process, the director of the state agency for preschool and general education, Eshgi Bagirov, announced on February 12. According to him, of the 65,000 teachers involved in the certification, 55,000 passed successfully and received salary supplements. At the same time, employment contracts were terminated with 5,000 teachers who did not pass the certification.
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