Euractiv Est. 1min 10-02-2020 (updated: 04-03-2020 ) Modern constructions in Baku, Azerbaijan. [Georgi Gotev] Euractiv is part of the Trust Project >>> Print Email Facebook X LinkedIn WhatsApp Telegram The key word in Azerbaijan in recent months appears to be modernisation, with opportunities being given to young and well-educated professionals, replacing a Soviet-time old guard. EURACTIV met with some of these young professionals and gathered their views about the future of their country. Subscribe now to our newsletter EU Elections Decoded Email Address * Politics Newsletters Download PDF Azerbaijan government sets up think tank in efforts to increase regional clout News | Europe's East 14-02-2020 Est. 4minAt the beginning of last year, in an effort to modernise and increase its regional and international clout, Azerbaijani government established the Center of Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center) think tank. Europe’s Southern Gas Corridor ‘almost ready’, says Azebaijan’s SOCAR News | Azerbaijan 13-02-2020 Est. 9minA 25-year supply contract has been signed with Italy, and the first Azeri gas is expected to start flowing before the end of 2020, said Vitaly Baylarbayov, deputy vice president of SOCAR, the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan. University looking to the West is the ‘new face of Azerbaijan,’ says vice-rector News 12-02-2020 Est. 5minMany "western-educated young people in the society are looking for an opportunity to be in public service" in Azerbaijan, says Fariz Ismailzade, vice-rector at ADA University in Baku, an institution seeking to become a regional leader in education. People in Azerbaijan ‘have a desire to be active’, says newly-elected MP News | Central Asia 11-02-2020 Est. 5minAzeri people were excited about the elections and have a desire for change, assures Soltan Mammadov, an independent candidate for the 125-seat parliament of Azerbaijan who spoke to EURACTIV as the polling sections were closing on Sunday (9 February). In snap parliamentary elections, Azeris put hopes in young candidates News | Azerbaijan 10-02-2020 Est. 5minExit polls look good for the ruling party in Azerbaijan's snap elections, held on Sunday (9 February). The main difference compared to past elections is that many more young and Western-trained people are expected to fill the 125-seat Azeri Parliament.
