The Georgian Times says that the schism of Georgian Dream and the United National Movement of President Mikheil Saakashvili was aggravating. The sides failed to reach a consensus on constitutional amendments.
Georgian Speaker of Parliament Usupashvili said on February 20 that an amnesty for 1,500 people was demanded. David Bakradze, leader of the parliamentary majority and former Speaker of Parliament said that they do not was immunity for themselves.
D. Sakvarelidze of the parliamentary minority demanded hatred to be stopped.
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G. Ibadoglu, an expert of the Center for Economic Research, said that the consumer basket of Azerbaijan had been approved last time four years ago. He believes that it should be adjusted every year, the way it is done in the EU, Ekho reports.
N. Agayev, head of the Center for Research of Sustainable Development, said that Azerbaijan was falling behind European norms. Finances for recreation, treatment and medical service were similar to the ones of the Soviet times. He believes that the consumer basket of employable men should total 430 manats.
Ogtay Akhverdiyev, author of the article, says that the Ministry for Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan and the Cabinet considered adding expenses for housing and utilities to the consumer basket. Using the Internet costs about 10-12 manats.
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Ekho published an article of A. Aliyev. The scientist says that the country’s population was declining, calling it a threat, according to the national security concept.
Azerbaijan had a birth rate below 2.0 children per woman, although the country needed 2.1. There were fewer females aged 0-14 than the ones aged 20-29. The analyst recommended the Academy of Sciences, State Statistical Committee and the Committee for Families to compose a detailed demographic report and forecasts.
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Vesti Respubliki reports that Internet is the main goal of the Golden Site of Chenet contest of Chechnya this year. A. Chimayeva said that the contest was to promote state and public organizations to make more use of the Internet and expand information technologies.
