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Civil.ge 28/02/2019 - 18:09
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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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Civil.ge 28/02/2019 - 14:12
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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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Civil.ge 28/02/2019 - 12:17
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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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Civil.ge 27/02/2019 - 19:33
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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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Civil.ge 27/02/2019 - 18:10
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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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Civil.ge 27/02/2019 - 11:14
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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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Civil.ge 26/02/2019 - 20:02
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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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Civil.ge 26/02/2019 - 17:16
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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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Civil.ge 26/02/2019 - 11:25
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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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Civil.ge 25/02/2019 - 16:23
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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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Civil.ge 25/02/2019 - 13:28
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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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Civil.ge 22/02/2019 - 17:59
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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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Civil.ge 22/02/2019 - 15:58
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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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Civil.ge 22/02/2019 - 14:44
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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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Civil.ge 21/02/2019 - 21:41
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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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Civil.ge 21/02/2019 - 14:35
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Georgian Teacher among World’s Top Ten
Georgia’s Vladimer Apkhazava, a Civic Education teacher at Chibati Public School in Guria region in western Georgia, was named among…
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Civil.ge 21/02/2019 - 13:51
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TBC, National Bank Reach Deal in Dispute
TBC Bank and the National Bank of Georgia (NBG) have reached a deal over a disputed 2008 transaction, with TBC…
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Civil.ge 21/02/2019 - 11:28
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Mamuka Khazaradze Resigns as TBC Withdraws Lawsuit
The Chairman of the Supervisory Board of TBC Bank, Mamuka Khazaradze, has resigned from the post following the decision of the…
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Civil.ge 21/02/2019 - 10:00
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Zurabishvili Meets German President, Chancellor in Berlin
President Salome Zurabishvili, who is visiting Berlin on February 20-21, met yesterday with her German counterpart, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and Chancellor…
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Civil.ge 20/02/2019 - 18:29
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Abkhazia Faces Power Cuts as Water Level Drops in Enguri Dam
Officials in Sokhumi have imposed restrictions on power supply as water level in the Enguri dam has neared its critical…
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Civil.ge 20/02/2019 - 16:07
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GD Leaders Reject MP Beselia’s Bill on Suspending Lifetime Appointment of Judges
Parliament Speaker Irakli Kobakhidze says the Georgian Dream majority will not support the legislative proposal of their teammate, MP Eka…
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Civil.ge 19/02/2019 - 17:45
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Georgian, French Presidents Meet, Pledge to Deepen Ties
President Salome Zurabishvili paid her first official bilateral visit to France on February 17-19. Today, she met her French counterpart,…
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Civil.ge 19/02/2019 - 14:06
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Internal memo: Chair says TBC Bank under ‘unprecedented attack’ from state
Rustavi 2, one of the country’s national broadcasters, released a “confidential letter” that the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of…
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Civil.ge 19/02/2019 - 12:22
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Georgia’s Foreign Trade in January 2019
Georgia’s foreign trade turnover in the first month of 2019 increased by 1.2%, compared to the same period last year,…
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Civil.ge 18/02/2019 - 19:48
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TBC Bank Chair Says Ready to work with NBG
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of TBC Bank, Mamuka Khazaradze and his deputy Badri Japaridze made their first public remarks…
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Civil.ge 18/02/2019 - 18:23
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Parliament Weekly: 11-17 February
Solidarity pension flops - opposition wants to end obligatory pensions - Legal Committee gets new deputy - National Security Policy…
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Civil.ge 18/02/2019 - 14:47
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Georgian PM Speaks Security in Munich
The Georgian delegation, led by Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze, took part in Munich Security Conference on February 15-17. PM was…
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Civil.ge 16/02/2019 - 23:35
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CSOs, Citizens Start Petition ‘to Save the Judiciary’
A group, consisting of civil society organizations, political parties and private citizens have started a petition entitled “For Saving the…
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Civil.ge 15/02/2019 - 20:48
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CSOs Call for Higher Transparency in TBC Bank Case
Five local watchdogs released a statement on February 15 in response to the recent sanctioning of the TBC Bank board…
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Civil.ge 15/02/2019 - 19:57
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61 Civil Servants to Leave President’s Administration – Reports
President’s administration said 61 employees will be made redundant as a part of an ongoing reorganization, Georgian media reported on…
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Civil.ge 15/02/2019 - 18:39
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Eurojust, Georgia to Counter Organized Crime
Eurojust – European Union’s Judicial Cooperation Unit, and Georgia will sign an agreement of cooperation in criminal matters, Eurojust reported on February…
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Civil.ge 15/02/2019 - 12:08
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Georgia, Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement Takes Effect
A Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Georgia and Hong Kong, the special administrative region of the People’s Republic of China,…
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Op-eds

Civil.ge 15/02/2019 - 11:55
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Measuring Georgian Resilience
By Laura Thornton “Resilience” is a term clearly in vogue right now. It is being used in Georgia and elsewhere…
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Civil.ge 14/02/2019 - 23:43
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TBC Bank Shares Slide, as National Bank asks Board Chair, Deputy to Exit
The National Bank of Georgia (NBG) has issued a statement (available in Georgian only) giving TBC Bank’s shareholders two months…
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Civil.ge 14/02/2019 - 16:29
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Foreign Minister Joins World Leaders in Warsaw
Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani joined the world leaders at the Ministerial to Promote a Future of Peace and Security in…
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Civil.ge 14/02/2019 - 13:07
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Georgian, Turkish Speakers Meet in Ankara
Georgian Parliament Speaker Irakli Kobakhidze, who is visiting Turkey on February 12-14, met yesterday with his counterpart, Binali Yildirim. The…
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Civil.ge 13/02/2019 - 19:14
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Marneuli Mayor Files for Resignation
Marneuli Mayor, Temur Abazov, who has been charged with inhuman and degrading treatment of a local resident, filed his resignation…
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Civil.ge 13/02/2019 - 18:41
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Two Persons Briefly Detained Near Occupation Line
Two men, detained for “illegal border crossing” near the occupation line with Abkhazia on February 13, have been released, the…
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Civil.ge 13/02/2019 - 16:11
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Defense Minister, NATO Officials Meet in Brussels
Today, Defense Minister Levan Izoria discussed NATO-Georgia relations with Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller, on the…
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Civil.ge 13/02/2019 - 12:13
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Georgia’s Foreign Trade in January 2019
Georgia’s foreign trade turnover in the first month of 2019 increased by 1.2%, compared to the same period last year,…
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Interviews

Civil.ge 13/02/2019 - 10:42
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Hodges: accession of West Germany into NATO is a precedent for Georgia
Lieutenant General (Retired) Ben Hodges, Pershing Chair of Strategic Studies at the Center for European Policy Analysis, told Voice of America’s…
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Civil.ge 12/02/2019 - 12:05
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OSCE PA to Issue Final Election Observation Report on Georgia
The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) will introduce its final election observation report of the last direct presidential elections in…
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Civil.ge 12/02/2019 - 09:40
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Parliament to Study Disinformation, Propaganda Challenges
A special working group to study the challenges posed by disinformation and propaganda will be set up in the Parliament,…
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Civil.ge 11/02/2019 - 20:45
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Parliament Weekly: 4-10 February
MPs are back in the capital… On February 5, the Parliament renewed its work in the renovated halls of the…
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Civil.ge 11/02/2019 - 16:24
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Scuffles as Saakashvili Meets Georgian Community in Liège, Belgium
A scuffle erupted as Georgia’s ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili was holding a scheduled meeting with Georgian emigrants in a Belgian city…
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Civil.ge 11/02/2019 - 14:55
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OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Visits Georgia, Reaffirms ‘Strong Support’
Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Miroslav Lajčák of Slovakia, the country that recently assumed the office of OSCE Chairmanship,…
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Civil.ge 10/02/2019 - 19:15
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Activists Protest Construction in Green Area
On 9 February, urban activists have gathered to protest the construction of high-rise residential apartments in one of the few…
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Civil.ge 09/02/2019 - 15:37
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President Zurabishvili Visits Afghanistan
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili visited Afghanistan on February 8, meeting with the Georgian troops serving in the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan, and…
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Civil.ge 09/02/2019 - 12:38
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Foreign Minister Completes U.S. Visit
Georgian Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani, visited the United States on February 4-9, to participate in the ministerial of the Global…
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Civil.ge 09/02/2019 - 01:35
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91st Meeting of Ergneti IPRM held “in professional atmosphere” – EUMM
On February 8, the 91st Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRM) Meeting was held in village Ergneti, near to the…
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