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COVID-19 Georgia Live Blog: 123,000 People File for COVID-related Unemployment Benefits, USD 9 Mln Disbursed
Monday, June 1 12:45 GMT+4 – 123,000 People File for COVID-related Unemployment Benefits, USD 9 Mln Disbursed Up to 72,000…
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Georgian Security Service to Probe Incitement of Ethnic Strife
The State Security Service, Georgia’s domestic intelligence agency, has launched a probe into the alleged racial discrimination by “certain groups…
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Soviet-Era Monument Steals the Show in Georgia’s COVID-hit Marneuli
It seemed as if life was slowly returning to normal after a two-month long lockdown had been lifted in Georgia’s…
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Georgian PM Faces Question Time in Parliament
On May 29, the Georgian lawmakers questioned the Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia using new procedural tool at their disposal “an…
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The Daily Dispatch – 29 May
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Int’l Community Condemns Russian ‘Borderizarion’ in Georgia
The United States Department of State Spokesperson, Morgan Ortagus stated that the U.S. condemns ongoing “borderization” by Russian-led security forces…
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NCDC Georgia: ‘Moscow No Longer Calling Shots’
Amiran Gamkrelidze, the Head of the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health of Georgia, which runs the Lugar…
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Geostat: Georgia’s GDP Declines 16.6% in April
Georgia’s real GDP declined 16.6% year-on-year in April, according to the preliminary data released by the National Statistics Office (Geostat)…
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Top Court Picks Vasil Roinishvili as Constitutional Court Justice
On May 29, the Plenum of the Supreme Court elected Vasil Roinishvili, 43, as a new justice of the nine-member…
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The Daily Dispatch – 28 May
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Lawmakers Question PM over Georgia’s Handling of COVID-19
Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia answered Georgian lawmakers’ questions over his Cabinet’s handling of the coronavirus crisis just after he had…
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Public Opinion Survey Reveals Georgians’ Attitudes to Minimum Wage
On May 27, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) released a public opinion survey, revealing that about 3/4 of Georgians support having a minimum wage,…
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ADB Approves USD 100 Mln Loan for Georgia’s Coronavirus Response
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced on May 28 that it had approved a USD 100 million loan to help…
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Georgia Unveils Plan to Help Construction Business amid Pandemic
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia together with Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze unveiled a plan worth of GEL 434 million (USD…
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The Daily Dispatch – 27 May
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U.S. Embassy Decries Russian ‘Borderization’, Disinformation Campaign against Lugar Center
On May 27, the U.S. Embassy to Georgia released a statement, protesting Russia’s “ongoing, provocative ‘borderization'” of the Georgian territories,…
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Georgian PM Addresses Parliament, Discusses Steps that Kept Pandemic at Bay
On May 27, five days after lifting of the state of emergency in the country, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia…
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Georgia Dismisses Russia’s Offer to Allow Observation Flights under ‘Open Skies’
On May 27, Tbilisi responded to Moscow’s statement on allowing Georgia to carry out reconnaissance flights along the boundaries of…
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Tbilisi Decries Russian Disinformation over Lugar Research Center
On May 27, the Georgian Foreign Ministry decried Russia’s renewed bio-warfare allegations against the Tbilisi-based Richard Lugar Center for Public…
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Russia Speaks against Lugar Center
Tbilisi-based biological research facility – which it keeps referring to as “Lugar Center” – has again become a target of…
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The Daily Dispatch 25-26 May
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Georgian Leaders Address Nation on Independence Day
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, Parliament Speaker Archil Takakvadze and Defense Minister Irakli Garibashvili addressed the nation…
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Sokhumi Reopens Enguri Crossing Point for Returning Patients
Starting today, Abkhaz authorities have allowed passage to resume through Enguri bridge crossing point for Abkhaz passport holders who travelled…
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U.S. President, Other Foreign Leaders Congratulate Georgia With Independence Day
102 years ago today, on May 26, 1918, Georgia proclaimed itself an independent Democratic Republic. The short-lived Georgian Democratic Republic…
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Georgian Orthodox Church Bishop Airs Strong Anti-Western Messages
Metropolitan Bishop of Vani and Baghdati Eparchy (diocese) of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Anton Bulukhia, voiced a number of strong-worded…
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Finance Ministry Sells GEL 80 Mln Benchmark Bonds
On May 25, the Georgian Ministry of Finance has sold benchmark bonds with nominal value of GEL 80 million (USD…
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New Abkhaz Leader Appoints More Cabinet Members, District Heads
Aslan Bzhania, newly sworn in Moscow-backed leader of Abkhazia, has appointed several more ministers of his 14-member cabinet. vice prime…
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The Daily Dispatch – 23 May
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Russia Denies It has Flouted ‘Open Skies’ Treaty
The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on May 22 “deploring” the U.S. decision to exit the Treaty on Open…
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Watchdog Says Fake Media Pages Push Ruling Party Message on Facebook
The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy, a watchdog, reported on May 21, that its analysts found five pages…
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Georgia Backs U.S. on Open Skies Treaty Withdrawal
On May 23, Georgian Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani issued a press statement backing the potential U.S. withdrawal from the Treaty…
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The Daily Dispatch – 22 May
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NATO’s Stoltenberg: Russia Flight Restrictions Breach ‘Open Skies’
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated on May 22, following the North Atlantic Council’s (NAC) discussion about the Open Skies…
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Parliament Passes Controversial Amendments to Forest Code of Georgia
On May 22, the Georgian Parliament endorsed the amendments to the Forest Code of Georgia with its third reading with…
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Georgian Parliament Passes Bill Granting Gov’t Emergency-Like Powers
On May 22, the Georgian Parliament rushed through controversial amendments to the Law on Public Health granting the Government temporary…
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Georgia’s Reconciliation Minister to be Appointed as Ambassador to Austria
Georgian State Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality, Ketevan Tsikhelashvili will be appointed as Georgian Ambassador to Austria. She will…
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New Deputy Foreign Minister Appointed
Vladimir Konstantinidi, former spokesperson, has been appointed as the new Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia, replacing Mikheil Ninua, who resigned…
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Georgian Foreign Ministry Decries ‘Borderization,’ Russian Disinformation
The Georgian Foreign Ministry released a statement on May 22, condemning the illegal “borderization” in Mereti village adjacent to Russian-occupied…
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U.S. to Withdraw from ‘Open Skies,’ Citing Russian Encroachment on Neighbors’ Sovereignty
U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo issued a press statement on May 21 signaling U.S. withdrawal from the Treaty on…
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21 May 2020 EU cash to handle Covid-19 fallout — Boundary closures cost lives — Tskhinvali targets EUMM in a…
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EUMM Denies Tskhinvali Media’s ‘Disinformation’ about its Activities
The EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) released a statement on May 21, denouncing Tskhinvali media outlets’ reporting of its activities along…
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Reconciliation Minister on Lack of Access to Healthcare in Tskhinvali, ‘Borderization’ in Abkhazia
Georgian State Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality, Ketevan Tsikhelashvili stated on May 20 that 14 patients have died in…
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EU Council Adopts EUR 150 Mln Loan Package for Georgia
On May 20, the Council of the European Union adopted a decision to provide up to EUR 3 billion of…
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Georgian President Speaks of Recent Pardoning, Anti-vaxxer Clerics, and Foreign Policy
President Salome Zurabishvili gave a 45-minute long interview to Rustavi 2 TV, discussing a number of hot-button issues – recent…
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AFET Adopts Recommendations on Eastern Partnership, Calls for ‘Enhanced EU Dialogue’ with Georgia
On May 19, Members of the Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) of the European Parliament adopted recommendations aimed at charting a…
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NCDC Releases Key Figures on COVID-19 Outbreak in Georgia
The National Center for Disease Control and Public Health of Georgia (NCDC) has published a long-awaited, data-rich analysis of COVID-19…
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Patient from Occupied Akhalgori Dies due to Delayed Transfer to Hospital
Jumber Miladze, a 63-year-old patient from occupied Akhalgori Municipality, died on his way to the hospital from a stroke on…
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EPP Group Calls on EU to Enhance Cooperation with Georgia, other EaP Countries
The European People’s Party Group (EPP Group), the largest political group in the European Parliament, has appealed to the European…
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Georgia Reports ‘Borderization’ Near Ganmukhuri, Khurcha
The Georgian State Security Service (SSG) has reported on May 20 that Russian occupying forces carried out the process of…
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