The Armenian Parliament this week has passed by first hearing a bill on amendments to the law on environmental impact assessment. Experts insist, however, that the new draft law is anti-environmental.
Armenian lawmakers last Friday rushed to pass the bill by first hearing following the public discussions at the parliament; some of the suggestions and comments voiced were incorporated in the draft law before its adoption.
A civil initiative group presented a report during the parliamentary hearings, and having made their critical observations demanded to call the bill back from the floor and draft a new one.
Environmentalists warn that it's a fundamental law in the field that will determine the future quality of the country's environment and natural economic development.
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