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Georgian Dies in Custody in Abkhazia
Irakli Kvaratskhelia, a 29-year-old Georgian citizen, died under unclear circumstances in his native Gali district of Abkhazia shortly after his…
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Government Launches Small Grants Program for Abkhazia, S.Ossetia Residents
The Government of Georgia launched on March 12 a small grants program for enhancing economic exchanges between residents of Abkhazia…
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Parliament Weekly: March 4-8
On March 4, the parliamentary bureau discussed a number of issues put on the March 5-7 plenary agenda and took…
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Georgia to Open Embassies in UAE, Vietnam
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze said Tbilisi plans to open its embassies in the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam in…
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Georgian Citizen Killed in Syria
The Radio Way, a community radio station based in Georgia’s north-eastern Pankisi gorge, reported on March 12 that a Georgian…
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PM Bakhtadze: TBC Bank affair ‘not related’ to Anaklia port project
Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze says the criminal investigation against the TBC Bank founder, Mamuka Khazaradze, will have no effect over…
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Watchdog Suspects School Inspections Used for Voter Intimidation
The Georgian Young Lawyers Association (GYLA), a Tbilisi-based rights watchdog, says preliminary examination of public school inspections in 2018 raises…
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Opening Speech: Constituent Assembly 12 March 1919
On 12 March 1919 the freely elected Constituent Assembly of Georgia has gathered for its first session. The eldest member…
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Interviews
David Salvo: Putin has not succeeded in upending the international order
VoA Georgian’s Eka Maghaldadze spoke with David Salvo, Deputy Director at German Marshall Fund’s Alliance for Securing Democracy, on Russia’s…
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One More Lawmaker Quits Georgian Dream Majority
MP Koba Narchemashvili quit the Georgian Dream’s majority group, reducing the ruling party’s Parliamentary representation to 107 lawmakers. The decision…
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NATO-Georgia Military Exercise to Kick Off Near Tbilisi
Joint NATO-Georgia Exercise 2019 will be held at the NATO-Georgia Joint Training and Evaluation Center (JTEC) in Krtsanisi near Tbilisi…
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2018 FDI USD 1.2 bln – Preliminary Data
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Georgia reached USD 1.2 billion in 2018, which is 34.9% decrease compared to the same…
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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…
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Prosecutors interview former National Bank chief in TBC case
On March 7, the former president of the National Bank of Georgia (2009-2016) Giorgi Kadagidze was interviewed by the prosecution…
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Georgian, Lithuanian Presidents Meet, Pledge to Deepen Ties
President Salome Zurabishvili, who is on an official visit to Lithuania on March 7-8, met today with her Lithuanian counterpart,…
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In Quotes: Georgian Leaders on Anaklia Deep Sea Port Project
Developments around TBC Bank recently have brought into question the fate of the Anaklia Deep Sea Port project. Although the…
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Vladimir Putin Meets Tskhinvali Leader in Moscow
On March 6, Russian President Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin with the Moscow-backed leader of Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia, Anatoly…
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Saving their Dream?
The same day as his comeback to the ruling party’s leadership as the Political Secretary was announced on 5 March,…
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Parliament Weekly: February 25 – March 3
The Day of Soviet Occupation Marked Flags were flying half-mast on Government buildings in Georgia on February 25, as the…
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President Zurabishvili Addresses the Parliament
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili delivered her first annual state of the nation address in the Parliament chamber in Tbilisi on…
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Prosecution says TBC Chief’s Proof Against Interior Minister Impossible to Verify
The Prosecutor’s Office says the letter submitted to the investigation by the founder and former Board Chair of the TBC…
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EU, Georgia Hold 5th Association Council Meeting
The EU-Georgia Association Council held its fifth meeting in Brussels on March 5, taking stock of “progress in the implementation…
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CSOs: Khazaradze’s Statement Deepens Doubts over State Capture
A group of 17 local civil society organizations, including Transparency International Georgia, International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy ,…
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Ex-PM Garibashvili Named GDDG Political Secretary
Irakli Garibashvili, who served as Georgia’s Prime Minister in 2013-2015, has been selected by the political council of the ruling…
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‘European Georgia’ no longer the Parliamentary Minority
The “European Georgia” party lost its status as the parliamentary minority. This procedural change came into effect since MPs quit…
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TBC’s Khazaradze Reports to the Parliament Committee
One of the Founders of TBC Bank and, until recently, its Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Mamuka Khazaradze, reported on…
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Azerbaijani, Georgian, Romanian, Turkmen FMs Speak ‘Quadripartite Partnership’
Georgian Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani, who visited Bucharest on March 3-4, met on Monday with his Azerbaijani, Romanian and Turkmen…
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Mirza Subeliani Sentenced to 13 Months in Jail
The Tbilisi City Court found Mirza Subeliani, a former employee of the Prosecutor’s Office, guilty of concealing a crime and…
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Embattled TBC Bank Chief Testifies to Threats from Interior Minister
Speaking in front of the Parliament Committee on Finance and Budget, embattled founder and Board Chair of the TBC Bank…
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Op-eds
Georgia Does Have a Governance Problem, and it’s a Fact not an Opinion
By MP Sergi Kapanadze, European Georgia “Georgia does not have a poor governance problem” argues my colleague Sophie Katsarava in…
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ODIHR Issues Final Election Observation Report on Georgia
On February 28, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) issued its final report based on findings…
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Georgian Police Help French Arrest Crime Suspects
French police arrested four Georgian citizens suspected of gang membership in cooperation with Georgian counterparts. In a statement on March…
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Inaugural Georgian-Polish Assembly Opened in Warsaw
Parliament Chairman Irakli Kobakhidze, who visited Poland on February 27-28, opened on Wednesday the inaugural plenary session of the Polish-Georgian…
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Georgia doesn’t have a ‘poor governance’ problem
By Sophie Katsarava The normally clear-eyed author of “Eastern Europe’s problem isn’t Russia” (POLITICO, February 20) must have misplaced his…
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Georgian, Russian Diplomats Talk Bilateral Ties, NATO
Zurab Abashidze, Georgian Prime Minister’s special representative for Russia, and Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin met in Prague on…
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One More Lawmaker Quits Georgian Dream Party
MP Zviad Kvachantiradze, chairman of the Diaspora and Caucasus Issues Committee, announced on February 27 his decision to quit the…
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January GDP Growth 3.5% – Preliminary Data
Georgia’s real GDP grew by 3.5% year-on-year in January, according to preliminary data released by the National Statistics Office, Geostat,…
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“Coalition for Equality” Slams Committee Chair’s Remarks
The Coalition for Equality, a group of nine civil society organizations, has slammed the statement made by Chair of the…
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Georgian, Azerbaijani Presidents Discuss Energy, Transport Cooperation
President Salome Zurabishvili, who is on a two-day official visit to Baku on February 27-28, met today with her Azerbaijani…
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Committee Hearing on TBC Bank Ends without Deliberations
The Parliament’s Economy and Economic Policy Committee convened on February 26 to deliberate on the TBC bank case, but the…
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Parliament Weekly: 18-24 February
Plenary sessions Bill on National Security Policy Planning and Coordination On February 19, the Parliament’s plenary session was opened with…
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Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Jail over MP Car Blast
Tbilisi City Court found Darcho Khechuashvili guilty of attempted murder of former opposition MP Givi Targamadze, and sentenced him to…
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Foreign Minister Speaks Abkhazia, S.Ossetia at UN Human Rights Council
On February 25, Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani delivered a statement at the high-level segment of the 40th session of the…
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MP Popkhadze Quits Georgian Dream
MP Gedevan Popkhadze says he will quit the ruling Georgian Dream party. The lawmaker made the announcement at a press…
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Georgia Marks Day of Soviet Occupation
Government buildings in Georgia lowered national flags to half-staff on February 25 as the country observes the day when the…
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One More Lawmaker Quits Georgian Dream Party
MP Beka Natsvlishvili quit the Georgian Dream majority group, effectively reducing the ruling party’s Parliamentary representation to 112 lawmakers. Natsvlishvili announced the…
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Georgian Defense Minister Meets Armenian Leaders in Yerevan
Georgian Defense Minister Levan Izoria paid his first official visit to Yerevan on February 21, hosted by his Armenian counterpart…
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MP Beselia Quits Georgian Dream, Announces ‘New Political Platform’
MP Eka Beselia says she will quit the ruling Georgian Dream party and will establish a new political party. The lawmaker…
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Activists, CSOs Address Diplomatic Missions on Supreme Court Appointments Reform
A group of 34 Georgian rights activists, lawyers and civil society organizations urges the foreign embassies based in Tbilisi to…
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