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46th Round of Geneva International Discussions
The 46th round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) – the multilateral forum to address security and humanitarian consequences of…
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Parliament Endorses 2019 State Budget
The Parliament of Georgia approved on December 13 the 2019 state budget with 91 votes against 9. The revised draft…
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Georgia’s Foreign Trade in Jan-Nov 2018
Georgia’s foreign trade turnover in the first eleven months of 2018 increased by 18.6%, compared to the same period of…
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No Vote on 2019 Budget, as MPs Absent
The Parliament has failed to pass the 2019 budget at today’s plenary session, as there was not a sufficient number…
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Surprise Proposal for the new President not to be Staffed by Civil Servants Criticized
On December 6, two MPs from the ruling Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia (GDDG), Rati Ionatamishvili, (Deputy Head of the…
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James Appathurai: More NATO in Georgia Next Year
On December 12, NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, James Appathurai visited Georgia and met…
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United Opposition to Rally in Telavi on Inauguration Day
The United Opposition, a coalition of eleven political parties led by the United National Movement plans to hold a peaceful…
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PM Unveils Mountain Development Strategy for 2019-2023
Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze presented on December 11 the Mountain development strategy for 2019-2023 and discussed the programs planned .…
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Secretary Pompeo, President-elect Zurabishvili Speak by Phone
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called President-elect Salome Zurabishvili on December 10 to congratulate her on election victory, both State…
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PM Bakhtadze Kicks off the Debt Relief Website
Speaking at a news briefing yesterday, PM Bakhtadze said that starting from December 15 through the end of month individuals…
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Georgian Police Helps France Detain Crime Bosses
French police arrested 22 organized crime suspects in Lyon on December 10, including 10 Georgian citizens, in cooperation with Interpol,…
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Nationalists Rally, Block Foreigners from Registering Land
The group of several ultra-nationalist organizations and individual activists united under the “March of the Georgians” picketed the Public Service…
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Opposition Files to Court to Annul Zurabishvili Candidacy
The United Opposition, a coalition of eleven political parties led by the United National Movement, has filed a lawsuit to…
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Q3’18 FDI USD 322.6 mln: Geostat
Foreign direct investment in Georgia reached USD 322.6 million in the third quarter of 2018, which is 48.2% decrease compared…
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Georgian, French Defense Ministers Discuss Deepening Ties
Defense Minister Levan Izoria, met his French counterpart Florence Parly in Paris on December 8, to discuss defense cooperation between…
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Parliament Endorses New Rules of Procedure
On December 6, the Parliament of Georgia endorsed with 77 votes in favor and two against its new Rules of Procedure. The document is…
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Q&A: Human Rights Protection under Occupation
Several weeks ago, the Russian armed forces stationed in Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia renewed installation of wire fences along the occupation line.…
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FM Zalkaliani Condemns Russian Aggression at OSCE Ministerial Council
On December 6, Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani spoke on Russia’s “continued” breach of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia…
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CoE Committee of Ministers Adopts Decision on Merabishvili’s Pretrial Detention Case
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe examined at its 1331st meeting on December 6 the implementation by…
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Minister Reports on Defense Reforms, Outlines Priorities
Georgian Defense Minister Levan Izoria presented on December 6 an annual report of the work of the ministry, summing up…
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Audit: Zurabishvili Raised 78.85% of all Campaign Donations
According to the State Audit Office, an independent body in charge of the political finance monitoring, in the period from…
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Presidential Inauguration to be Held in Telavi
Inauguration of President-elect Salome Zurabishvili will be held on December 16 in the eastern Georgian town of Telavi, administrative capital…
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NATO FMs Welcome Georgia’s Progress, Reiterate Support for Membership
Georgia’s Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani, together with his Ukrainian counterpart Pavlo Klimkin, held a meeting with the North Atlantic Council…
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Ambassador Ahrens: Georgian counterparts should consider our recommendations
On November 28, Georgians went to the polls to elect their fifth president. The ruling party-backed candidate Salome Zurabishvili obtained 59.52% of…
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Cuts Planned in Presidential Administration’s Budget, Staff
Funding for the President’s Administration will decrease by GEL 3.8 million (38.77%) in 2019 and the presidential reserve fund –…
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Foreign Experts on Georgia’s Presidential Runoff
To reflect on the second round of Georgia’s Presidential elections, we continue asking: How do you assess the runoff results…
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Margvelashvili Meets Zurabishvili at Presidential Palace
President Giorgi Margvelashvili hosted on December 3 president-elect Salome Zurabishvili at the Presidential Palace in Tbilisi. According to Margvelashvili’s press…
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Opposition Coalition Rallies, Calls for Early Parliamentary Elections
The United Opposition, a coalition of eleven political parties led by the United National Movement, held a protest rally in…
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Police Detain Six Ukrainians, One Georgian on Arms Possession Charges
Six Ukrainians and one Georgian citizen were apprehended in Tbilisi on charges of illegal arms possession, the Interior Ministry reported…
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Presidential Runoff: Expert Assessments in Tbilisi
On November 28, Georgians went to the polls to elect their fifth president. The ruling party-backed candidate Salome Zurabishvili obtained…
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EU Presidents Congratulate Zurabishvili on Election
Presidents of European Council and European Commission, Donald Tusk and Jean-Claude Juncker, respectively, extended their sincere congratulations to Salome Zurabishvili on her…
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Sokhumi, Tskhinvali on Georgia’s Presidential Election
The Moscow-backed Abkhaz “foreign minister” Daur Kove expressed hope that election of Georgia’s new President could serve as “a positive…
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European Georgia Not to Attend United Opposition’s Rally
Davit Bakradze of the European Georgia party said his party shares the UNM-led coalition’s calls for early parliamentary elections, but…
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EU, U.S. on Georgia’s Presidential Runoff
European Union and United States welcomed the preliminary conclusions of the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission that Georgia’s presidential runoff “was…
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President-Elect Talks Foreign Policy, Announces First Visit to Brussels
President-elect Salome Zurabishvili says there will be two overarching priorities of her six-year term in office: domestically- to unify the…
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Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson on Zurabishvili’s Election
Moscow is “maintaining its position in respect of Georgia,” Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said at a news briefing on…
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Foreign Leaders Congratulate Zurabishvili on Election Victory
Diplomats and officials from across the world congratulate Salome Zurabishvili on winning Georgia’s presidential elections. Armenian President Armen Sarkissian hopes the friendly…
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PM Bakhtadze Says Presidential Election ‘Victory for Democracy’
The presidential election was held in a competitive and free environment, “which is yet another victory for Georgian democracy,” Prime…
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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 November 29 that a Georgian citizen Adam…
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Opposition Refuses to Accept Election Results, Calls for Early Parliamentary Polls
The United Opposition, a coalition led by the United National Movement, refuses to accept the results of the presidential elections…
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NDI: Georgia Risks “Squandering” Democratic Asset
The election day was largely orderly, but the pre-election period was divisive, “tarnished by incidents of violence and intimidation,” the…
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International Observers: Election Competitive and Campaigning Free, but Unfair
The November 28 Presidential runoff was “competitive and candidates were able to campaign freely,” according to the preliminary post-election statement…
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Outgoing President Congratulates Zurabishvili, Says ‘Concerned’ over Democratic Deterioration
In a brief press statement on November 29, incumbent President Giorgi Margvelashvili congratulated President-elect Salome Zurabishvili on her election victory,…
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Zurabishvili Wins Nearly all Districts in Georgia, Loses Afghanistan, Foreign Vote
Vote count is over at all polling stations, showing the Georgian Dream-endorsed candidate Salome Zurabishvili winning the presidential race by a huge margin. According…
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98% Counted: Zurabishvili 59.62%, Vashadze 40.38%
Vote count is underway at 3,705 polling stations to reveal Georgia’s last directly elected President for six year-term. According to the returns…
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Opposition Ponders Post-Runoff Strategy, as Saakashvili Calls for Civil Disobedience
Grigol Vashadze, presidential candidate of the United Opposition, a coalition led by the United National Movement (UNM), says the opposition…
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Zurabishvili 59.7%, Vashadze 40.3%, as 80% of the Precincts Counted
Vote count is under way following the second round of the Presidential polls in Georgia. According to the data of…
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Watchdogs Cautiously Endorse the Voting Day
The three main election watchdogs, the International Society for Free Elections and Democracy (ISFED), the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA)…
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Preliminary Results: Zurabishvili 57.98%, Vashadze 42.02%
Vote count is underway as polling stations closed at 8pm in Georgia’s November 28 Presidential runoff. According to the returns…
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Zurabishvili Addresses the Nation
The ruling party-backed presidential candidate Salome Zurabishvili gave her first statement after two separate exit polls put her ahead of the opposition candidate, Grigol…
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