01/09/2022 - 18:00
Georgian Dream Presents Candidate for Senaki Local Council By-elections
Ruling Georgian Dream party Irakli Kobakhidze presented Zaza Kurashvili as the ruling party’s candidate for the by-elections scheduled in October in the Senaki Local Council (Sakrebulo) for one vacant seat representing the villages of Teklati and Chaladidi. ISFED Calls for Extraordinary Elections in Senaki Local CouncilAnnul Senaki By-Elections, Urges Civil…
01/09/2022 - 17:55
GD Chair Pledges to Comply with EU-negotiated deal on Chief Prosecutor Selection
Ruling Georgian Dream party chairperson Irakli Kobakhidze led a briefing to announce the drafting of the law for the election of the Prosecutor General in line with the European Commission’s 12 recommendations in which he emphasized that “against the background of sabotage by the radical opposition, Georgian Dream, is actively…
01/09/2022 - 17:25
Kakha Kaladze Sues TV Pirveli Presenter
Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze is suing opposition TV Pirveli presenter Maia Mamulashvili in Court on the grounds that she spread the allegedly false information that he stole GEL 60 million (USD 20.7 million) from a public tender during a 5 June 2022 broadcast. The Tbilisi Mayor filed the suit on…
01/09/2022 - 12:02
U.S., Georgia: Int’l Cooperation Important for Global Health Security
The U.S. State Department released a joint statement on 29 August alongside Georgia and several other countries which highlighted the importance of international cooperation for global health security and that such programs are “devoted exclusively to peaceful purposes.” “The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of strong national capacities for…
01/09/2022 - 11:38
Court Sides with Dismissed Ministry of Culture Employee
Vakhtang Baramashvili, a lawyer representing a dismissed employee of the Ministry of Culture, announced on 29 August that the Tbilisi City Court sided with the plaintiff and ordered the Ministry of Culture to compensate and reinstate them to their post. “The court directly wrote that the decision made in the…
02/09/2022 - 16:42
Georgia Hosting European Basketball Championship – EuroBasket 2022
For the first time in the history of Georgia, the country is hosting the 41st European Basketball Championship – FIBA EuroBasket 2022 from 1-7 September. The national basketball teams of 24 countries are participating in the championship, which is hosted by the Czech Republic, Germany, and Italy, alongside Georgia. The…
02/09/2022 - 15:47
IDFI: Russians Dominant Group Receiving Georgian Citizenship
The Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) published a study on 1 September regarding applications for Georgian citizenship from 2018-2022 which found that 72% of those who received citizenship in that period were Russian citizens. In the first 7 months of 2022, Georgian citizenship was granted to 723…
02/09/2022 - 14:10
Georgia’s Annual Inflation at 10.9% in August
Georgia’s annual inflation rate amounted to 10.9% in August, the National Statistics Office (Geostat) reported on 2 September. On a monthly basis, meanwhile, consumer prices increased by 0.1%. The annual inflation rate was primarily driven by price changes in food and non-alcoholic beverages (15.8% increase); transport (15.6% increase); and…
02/09/2022 - 13:55
Criticism Towards U.S. Not in Georgia’s Interests says PM
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili responded to the “criticism” and “controversy” leveled by the four ruling Georgian Dream party dissenters towards the U.S. Embassy and stated that “further expansion, deepening, and excess of this controversy is not in the interests of our country.” Three Georgian Dream MPs Step Outside Party,…
02/09/2022 - 12:48
Georgian President Talks CEC Chairperson, New Amb. to UN, and EU-bid
President Salome Zurabishvili delivered a speech on 1 September to address the European Commission’s 12 recommendations and the country’s European aspirations, her decision to veto the controversial surveillance law amendments, the appointment of the new Georgian Ambassador to the United Nations, and nominations for the Central Election Commission’s (CEC) chairperson.…
01/09/2022 - 18:00
Georgian Dream Presents Candidate for Senaki Local Council By-elections
Ruling Georgian Dream party Irakli Kobakhidze presented Zaza Kurashvili as the ruling party’s candidate for the by-elections scheduled in October in the Senaki Local Council (Sakrebulo) for one vacant seat representing the villages of Teklati and Chaladidi. ISFED Calls for Extraordinary Elections in Senaki Local CouncilAnnul Senaki By-Elections, Urges Civil…
01/09/2022 - 17:55
GD Chair Pledges to Comply with EU-negotiated deal on Chief Prosecutor Selection
Ruling Georgian Dream party chairperson Irakli Kobakhidze led a briefing to announce the drafting of the law for the election of the Prosecutor General in line with the European Commission’s 12 recommendations in which he emphasized that “against the background of sabotage by the radical opposition, Georgian Dream, is actively…
01/09/2022 - 17:25
Kakha Kaladze Sues TV Pirveli Presenter
Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze is suing opposition TV Pirveli presenter Maia Mamulashvili in Court on the grounds that she spread the allegedly false information that he stole GEL 60 million (USD 20.7 million) from a public tender during a 5 June 2022 broadcast. The Tbilisi Mayor filed the suit on…
01/09/2022 - 12:02
U.S., Georgia: Int’l Cooperation Important for Global Health Security
The U.S. State Department released a joint statement on 29 August alongside Georgia and several other countries which highlighted the importance of international cooperation for global health security and that such programs are “devoted exclusively to peaceful purposes.” “The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of strong national capacities for…
01/09/2022 - 11:38
Court Sides with Dismissed Ministry of Culture Employee
Vakhtang Baramashvili, a lawyer representing a dismissed employee of the Ministry of Culture, announced on 29 August that the Tbilisi City Court sided with the plaintiff and ordered the Ministry of Culture to compensate and reinstate them to their post. “The court directly wrote that the decision made in the…
02/09/2022 - 16:42
Georgia Hosting European Basketball Championship – EuroBasket 2022
For the first time in the history of Georgia, the country is hosting the 41st European Basketball Championship – FIBA EuroBasket 2022 from 1-7 September. The national basketball teams of 24 countries are participating in the championship, which is hosted by the Czech Republic, Germany, and Italy, alongside Georgia. The…
02/09/2022 - 15:47
IDFI: Russians Dominant Group Receiving Georgian Citizenship
The Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) published a study on 1 September regarding applications for Georgian citizenship from 2018-2022 which found that 72% of those who received citizenship in that period were Russian citizens. In the first 7 months of 2022, Georgian citizenship was granted to 723…
02/09/2022 - 14:10
Georgia’s Annual Inflation at 10.9% in August
Georgia’s annual inflation rate amounted to 10.9% in August, the National Statistics Office (Geostat) reported on 2 September. On a monthly basis, meanwhile, consumer prices increased by 0.1%. The annual inflation rate was primarily driven by price changes in food and non-alcoholic beverages (15.8% increase); transport (15.6% increase); and…
02/09/2022 - 13:55
Criticism Towards U.S. Not in Georgia’s Interests says PM
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili responded to the “criticism” and “controversy” leveled by the four ruling Georgian Dream party dissenters towards the U.S. Embassy and stated that “further expansion, deepening, and excess of this controversy is not in the interests of our country.” Three Georgian Dream MPs Step Outside Party,…
02/09/2022 - 12:48
Georgian President Talks CEC Chairperson, New Amb. to UN, and EU-bid
President Salome Zurabishvili delivered a speech on 1 September to address the European Commission’s 12 recommendations and the country’s European aspirations, her decision to veto the controversial surveillance law amendments, the appointment of the new Georgian Ambassador to the United Nations, and nominations for the Central Election Commission’s (CEC) chairperson.…
- 27/08/2018 - 11:09
A Tribute to the National Hero
With the passing of Senator John McCain, the United States has lost…
- 26/08/2018 - 17:38
Georgian Politicians Offer Condolences over John McCain’s Death
Georgian politicians offered condolences over the death of John McCain, a senior…
- 26/08/2018 - 03:56
Recognized occupation
In the direct aftermath of the 2008 Russian – Georgian war, the…
- 25/08/2018 - 14:02
President not to nominate Chief Justice, “for now”
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has decided not to nominate the new Supreme…
- 24/08/2018 - 20:07
In Quotes: Georgian Officials, Politicians on German Chancellor’s Visit to Tbilisi
Below is a compilation of some assessments from Georgian politicians on a…
- 24/08/2018 - 18:16
Dalibor Rohac: Populist politics is here to stay and we need to adapt to it
Ani Chkhikvadze of Voice of America’s Georgian Service interviewed Dalibor Rohac, a…
