Parliament Watch: Armenia’s 9th National Assembly will hold its first session on August 2 at 10:00 a.m., with the CEC confirming seats for Civil Contract (64), Strong Armenia (29) and Armenia (12). Araratcement & Tsarukyan Fallout: The Anti-Corruption Court has moved Araratcement under state management via the Economy Ministry, with a new manager due in July; meanwhile, Tsarukyan’s team says a tax-related charge was dropped as unlawful, and he vows to keep building projects in Armenia. Export Pressure on Farmers: Fish farmers staged a protest over suspended exports to Russia and say Europe remains out of reach; apricot exports hit about 7,600 tons since June 1, while officials again deny shipments to Spain/Portugal amid ongoing Russia-related restrictions. Trade Support & Markets: ACBA Bank is offering export factoring terms through September 30 to help firms sell to the EU, UAE, US and more; Armenia also pushes export diversification via meetings in Venice and Wallonia. Governance & Policy: Armenia adopted new state language policy principles, and a Good Government Index analysis says the country struggles to turn data into long-term strategy. EU Tech Crackdown: The European Commission fined AliExpress €550 million over weak safeguards against illegal and unsafe goods.