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News
Georgia Marks Independence Day
Georgia marked 101 years from the proclamation of independence in 1918 with festivities and outdoor events in Tbilisi and other parts of the country. The country’s independence, extinguished in 1921 by the Soviet invasion, was restored on April 9, 1991. More than 450 army recruits took oath today at six…
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Analysis
Key Points: TBC Bank Affair
Case in brief TBC Bank, the leading Georgian banking company, is facing a criminal investigation for alleged breaches of money-laundering legislation, involving a USD 17 million transaction that took place back in 2008. Mamuka Khazaradze, the Bank’s founder, denies the charges, claiming the legality of the said transaction was inspected multiple times by the fiscal authorities, the National Bank of Georgia (NBG) and international auditors…
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Op-eds
The future of the Eastern Partnership
By Professor Jacek Czaputowicz, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland Following the European Union’s enlargement in 2004, countries situated across the EU’s eastern border have become its closest neighbours. The Polish and Swedish diplomacies, together with some other EU Member States, were involved…
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News
Parliament Weekly: April 22-May 3
Committee hearings Sector Economy and Economic Policy Committee On April 23, Levan Surguladze, director of the Pension Agency, reported to the Parliament’s Sector Economy and Economic Policy Committee on the performance of his agency and the process of formation of the investment council. The committee hearing was held upon initiative of the European Georgia faction. The report was followed by a Q&A session. The majority…
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Interviews
Interview: Salome Zurabishvili, President of Georgia
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili sat down with VOA’s Ia Meurmishvili for a wide-ranging interview about Georgia’s prospects for EU and NATO membership, Russia’s military occupation of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and Georgia’s efforts to find its place in the ‘new European renaissance.’ Madam President, thank…
By Irakli Khvadagiani, a research fellow at Soviet Past Research Laboratory (SovLab) The emergence of modern archival institutions and networks in Georgia is linked to the Russian imperial administration in the 19th century. The Georgian Democratic Republic received this heritage in 1918 and undertook fundamental reforms to preserve the nation’s memory. This is the story of many an unsung hero. Building Imperial Memory In the…
On 12 March 1919 the freely elected Constituent Assembly of Georgia has gathered for its first session. The eldest member of the Assembly, Social Democrat Silibistro Jibladze has delivered this inaugural address at 12:19. His speech is a great example of the political rhetoric of the time, now sadly lost, as well as the reflection on complexity and confusion of the times. “So I have…
