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PM Gakharia Concludes Davos Visit
On January 23, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia spoke of perspectives of cooperation with the European Union at the panel…
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New Independent Inspector Appointed
On January 23, the High Council of Justice (HCoJ) appointed Zurab Aznaurashvili as new Independent Inspector – responsible for uncovering…
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Turkish FM Çavuşoğlu: Georgia Should Become NATO Member
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, who is participating in the World Economic Forum’s 50th annual meeting in Davos on January…
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Georgia in TI’s 2019 Corruption Perception Index
Georgia’s ranking in Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI) has deteriorated slightly, slipping by two points from 2018. In the…
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NATO-Georgia Commission Meets in Brussels
On January 22, Georgian State Minister For Reconciliation and Civic Equality Ketevan Tsikhelashvili and First Deputy Foreign Minister Vakhtang Makharoblishvili…
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Four US Congressmen Address Georgian PM with ‘Concerns over Political Targeting, Declining Economic Trend’
The four Members of the U.S. Congress, House Georgia Caucus Co-Chairs Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) and Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), House…
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Ombudsperson Calls on State Inspector to Study Lawfulness of Minister Tsulukiani’s Actions
On January 22, Georgia’s Public Defender Nino Lomjaria issued a request addressed to the State Inspector, to examine lawfulness of…
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In Quotes: MEPs on Recent Developments in Georgia
On January 21, the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) received updates from the Georgian State Minister for Reconciliation…
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Dutch FM Stef Blok Visits Georgia
Stef Blok, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, who is visiting Georgia on January 22, met with his Georgian…
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CSOs Call for Minister Tsulukiani’s ‘Political Responsibility’
A group of local civil society organizations, including Georgian Democracy Initiative, Rehabilitation Initiative for Vulnerable Groups, Transparency International – Georgia,…
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Georgia’s Tsikhelashvili Discusses Occupied Abkhazia, Tskhinvali in European Parliament
Georgian State Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality Ketevan Tsikhelashvili spoke of the situation in Georgia, primarily in its Russia-occupied…
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President Nausėda to PM Gakharia: Lithuania Cares about Democratic Future of Georgia
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda held meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland…
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EU Special Representative Meets Georgia Officials, Says Tskhinvali Crossing Points Need to be Reopened
Toivo Klaar, the European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia, who arrived to Georgia…
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Georgian, Azerbaijani Defense Ministers Discuss Cooperation
On January 21, Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Garibashvili met with his Azerbaijani counterpart Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, who is on…
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PM Gakharia Attends World Economic Forum in Davos
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia is visiting Davos, Switzerland to participate in the World Economic Forum’s 50th annual meeting on…
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Georgia Security Service: Occupying Forces Continue Fencing on Tbilisi-Controlled Territory
The State Security Service of Georgia (SSG) informed Civil Georgia (Civil.ge) on January 20 that the forces of Russian occupation…
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U.S. Congressman Speaks of ‘Negative Trend in Democratic, Free-Market Economic Indicators’ in Georgia
U.S. Congressman Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) published a letter addressed to Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, in which he expressed “increasing…
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CSOs: Competition Selecting Independent Inspector Not Transparent
The Coalition for Independent and Transparent Judiciary, uniting over 40 Georgian local civil society organizations (CSOs), calls on the High…
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Commotion in Abkhazia: Expert Views
2020 kicked off with major shake-up in Abkhazia, Georgia’s westernmost Russian-occupied region. On January 9, throngs of opposition supporters broke…
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TI Georgia: Selective, Disproportionate, Unreasonable Force Used against Civic Activists
Transparency International Georgia, a local human rights watchdog, stated on January 20 that Georgian authorities use force against civic activists…
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Georgia’s Foreign Trade in 2019
Georgia’s foreign trade turnover increased by 2.7% in 2019 year-on-year, reaching USD 12.8 billion, according to the preliminary figures released by…
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Parliament Endorses Credentials of Badri Basishvili, Replacing Former UNM MP Nika Melia
With 75 votes in favor and two against, the Georgian Parliament endorsed the credentials of Badri Basishvili at its January…
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Watchdog Calls on Prosecutorial Council Not to Nominate Irakli Shotadze as Chief Prosecutor
A local watchdog, Human Rights and Monitoring Center (EMC) calls on the Prosecutorial Council, a body responsible for the selection…
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Kelly Degnan Sworn-in as New U.S. Ambassador to Georgia
Kelly Degnan, who was confirmed by the Senate on December 19 as the next U.S. Ambassador to Georgia, was sworn…
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Reconciliation Minister: Tbilisi Ready to Expand Dialogue with “the Abkhaz, Ossetian Societies”
Ketevan Tsikhelashvili, State Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality of Georgia stated on January 16 that Tbilisi has long expressed…
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Ruling Party, Opposition Assess NDI-Commissioned Survey
Ruling Georgian Dream party and opposition politicians have assessed the recent public opinion survey results released by the National Democratic…
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OSCE/ODIHR Welcomes Announced Halting of Top Bench Judicial Appointments
The OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) “welcomes” the announcement that Georgia‘s Supreme Court judicial appointments “have…
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Friendly Brother is Watching You? Georgia’s New, State-sponsored Media Critic
Not so long ago, Georgia’s Facebooking masses were served a short promotional video in which familiar faces took turns enunciating…
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Public Attitudes, Political Ratings in NDI-commissioned Survey
On January 16, National Democratic Institute (NDI) released its public opinion survey results, which show respondents’ attitudes towards broad range…
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NATO Military Committee Holds Session on Georgia
On January 15, the Military Committee, NATO’s highest military authority and the organization’s primary source of military advice, discussed Georgia’s…
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Ombudsperson: Khazaradze-Japaridze Case Materials ‘Do not Contain’ Money Laundering Elements
Georgian Public Defender Nino Lomjaria, who addressed the Tbilisi City Court on January 9 as a friend of the court…
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Chargé d’Affaires Rood: U.S. Concerned over ‘Continuing Borderization’ on Tbilisi-Controlled Territory
Elizabeth Rood, Chargé d’Affaires of the United States Embassy to Georgia said on January 15 that the U.S. is concerned…
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Georgia in HRW’s Annual Human Rights Report
On January 14, the Human Rights Watch, an international human rights monitoring organization, issued its annual World Report, a country-by-country…
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ISFED: Electoral Bill Poses Threat to Transparency of Elections
International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED), a local election watchdog, has strongly criticized the bill initiated by the…
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Georgian Politicians on Renewed ‘Borderization’ on Tbilisi-administered Territory
Georgian politicians have denounced the ongoing “borderization” on Tbilisi-controlled territory near Chorchana village of Khashuri Municipality, at the dividing line with Russian-occupied…
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Security Service Reports on Illegal ‘Borderization’ on Tbilisi-Controlled Territory
The State Security Service of Georgia (SSG) informed Civil.ge today that the occupying forces erected “illegal installations” on Tbilisi-controlled territory…
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Georgia’s Foreign Trade in 2019
Georgia’s foreign trade turnover increased by 2.7% in 2019 year-on-year, reaching USD 12.8 billion, according to the preliminary figures released…
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Watchdog Assesses Machalikashvili Case Materials Containing State Secrets
The Human Rights and Monitoring Center (EMC), a local watchdog protecting the rights of the family of Temirlan Machalikashvili, who…
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Abkhaz ‘Government Head’ Becomes ‘Acting President’
Valery Bganba, head of the “cabinet of ministers” of Moscow-backed Abkhazia, will serve as the region’s “acting president,” replacing Raul…
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CSOs Call for Transparent Selection of Georgian Chief Prosecutor
The Coalition for Independent and Transparent Judiciary, uniting over 40 local civil society organizations (CSOs), has called on the Prosecutorial…
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Leader of Occupied Abkhazia Resigns
Raul Khajimba, Moscow-backed Abkhazia’s leader resigned the post of the “president” on Sunday evening. The announcement comes as hundreds of…
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‘Repeat Polls’ in Occupied Abkhazia Slated for March 22
Moscow-backed Abkhazia will hold repeat “presidential polls” on March 22, Abkhazia’s “election administration” announced on January 12. The announcement comes…
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Georgia: Seven Topics to Follow in 2020
As Georgia inches toward the 2020 elections, Civil Georgia casts your memory back to 2019 and pinpoints seven important topics…
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Top ‘Court’ Declares Results of Abkhaz ‘Presidential Polls’ Invalid
In the evening of January 10, ‘the cassation board of the Supreme Court’ of Russian-occupied Abkhazia declared the outcome of…
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Georgian Dream, Opposition Assess OSCE/ODIHR Report on Appointment of Supreme Court Judges
Georgian ruling party and opposition politicians commented on the Second Monitoring Report on the Nomination and Appointment of Supreme Court…
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CSOs Call on State Inspector Service to Probe into Tsurtsumia Case
A group of nine local Georgian civil society organizations, including Human Rights and Monitoring Center (EMC), Georgian Democracy Initiative (GDI),…
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‘Parliament’ Calls on Abkhaz Leader to Resign, Khajimba Refuses
Moscow-backed Abkhaz ‘parliament’ appealed to ‘president’ Raul Khajimba to resign late on January 9 in order to avoid further escalation…
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PM Gakharia Speaks of Middle East, Says Peace Talks Have No Alternative
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia discussed, among other issues, the current situation in the Middle East at the government’s session…
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NATO SecGen Speaks of Black Sea, Hails Georgia as ‘Close Partner’
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in his remarks after the meeting with Romanian Prime Minister Ludovic Orban in Brussels…
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Senior Police Officer, One More Person Arrested over Death of Georgian Citizen
The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia detained two persons as part of criminal investigation into the death of 24-year-old Georgian citizen…
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