German Socialist Martin Schulz elected EU presidentJanuary 17, 2012 - 16:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Parliament's 736 MEPs elected German Socialist Martin Schulz as president with 387 votes in a secret ballot, the parliament's website said Tuesday, January 17. Previously designated to take the role, Schulz will lead the EP until the next European elections in June 2014. The parliament's president changed halfway through its term. German socialist Schulz, born in 1955, is leader of the Socialists and Democrats, or S&D, bloc in the European Parliament. He succeeds conservative former Polish prime minister Jerzy Buzek. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |