Photo by Szabo Viktor on Unsplash Currently, taking into account the requirements of the time, within the framework of reform of the constitution, the Basic Law of Uzbekistan is being updated by two thirds. As a result of public discussions more than 220 thousand proposals were received to improve the current Constitution, based on the study of which…
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Amendments to the Constitution: a Powerful Impetus for the Long-term Foreign Policy Interests of Uzbekistan
Photo by Nosirjon Saminjonov on Unsplash The Parliament of Uzbekistan has scheduled a referendum on 30th April on the amendments to the Constitution of the Republic. The upcoming vote on the draft of the Basic law of our country “On the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan” will determine the development of the country for many decades, writes…
How to be Honourable
Photo by Andrea De Santis on Unsplash Honours lists recognising ordinary people for their extraordinary achievements are traditionally published every New Year and the Monarch’s birthday – a welcome tradition. Less welcome is the list following the departure of a Prime Minister. The imminent publication of Boris Johnson’s and Liz Truss’s lists throws a spotlight on the anachronistic…
Concert by Brussels Philharmonic with World Famous Chopin Pianist Dmytro Sukhovienko
A Tale of Two Cities
Photo by Anastasiia Rozumna on Unsplash Belfast and Bilbao are capital cities of their regions, Northern Ireland and the Basque country respectively. Both share a proud heritage of shipbuilding over centuries, followed by its decline as the world moved on. Over the last sixty years both also suffered the trauma of armed insurrectionists, fighting to impose their particular…
Human Rights in Armenia
Photo by Aleksandra Dementeva on Unsplash The News Agency APA reports that the Monitoring Group of Human Rights Organizations has presented a new report on violations of human rights and freedoms in Armenia. The report contains detailed information on cases of violation of human rights and freedoms, ill-treatment of civilians, people detained during demonstrations, and criminal cases against…
China Shares Russia’s Aim to Divide Transatlantic Allies: Time for an “Economic NATO”
Sovereignty Does Not Bring Control
Photo by Lucas Marcomini on Unsplash Finland shares a lengthy and vulnerable border of 1,340 km with Russia. As the only non-NATO EU member with any such frontier it has long been wary of its larger neighbour. This wariness is not just because of present behaviour but because of the past: in 1939 the USSR…
Bulgaria – a country torn between the West and the East
Photo by Alexandr Bormotin on Unsplash By our staff correspondent The Balkan country has been a member state of NATO and the EU for almost 20 years, but oligarchs and politicians who are close to them are pushing it back to Russia’s sphere of influence Located at the crossroads between the West and the East, Bulgaria, which lies…
The historic significance of Kazakhstan’s recent legislative election
Photo by Nurgissa Ussen on Unsplash Article by our Staff Reporter The recent parliamentary election (19 March) in Kazakhstan was the fourth time that the country’s voters have gone to the polls in a little over two years, and the third time within the past nine months. While the treadmill of elections over this period manifested the country’s…