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Interview: Salome Zurabishvili, President of Georgia
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili sat down with VOA’s Ia Meurmishvili for a wide-ranging interview about Georgia’s prospects for EU and…
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Bill on Sexual Harassment Endorsed in Third Hearing
The Parliament of Georgia endorsed with its third hearing on May 3 amendments to the Labor Code and a number…
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Georgian, Estonian Foreign Ministers Hold Phone Talk
Georgian Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani and the newly-appointed Foreign Minister of Estonia, Urmas Reinsalu held a telephone conversation on May…
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TV Producer Says Sacked for Criticizing Government over Pankisi Clashes
Maia Stepnadze, former producer of Imedi TV’s “Skhva Rakursi” show (The Other Angle), claims she was fired from the channel…
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FM Zalkaliani: Georgia, Azerbaijan to Resume Border Delimitation Talks
Georgia and Azerbaijan agreed to resume border delimitation talks, Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani announced on May 2, few days after…
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Interior Minister Reports to Parliament
On May 2, the Parliament of Georgia heard a report from Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia on implementation of the Government’s…
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CoE Committee of Ministers Adopts Decision on Conflict in Georgia
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, convened at the level of Deputy Ministers on May 2, adopted…
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PM Announces Establishment of Environmental Ombudsman’s Office
PM Mamuka Bakhtadze announced today establishment of the Environmental Ombudsman’s Office, a new unit under his administration dealing specifically with…
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Georgia in House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing
On May 1, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives held a hearing on ways to counter…
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GD-sponsored Judiciary Bill Endorsed in Third Hearing
With 87 votes for and 33 against, the Parliament of Georgia endorsed with its third hearing on May 1 the controversial amendments to the Law…
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One More Lawmaker Quits Georgian Dream Majority
MP Levan Koberidze quit the Georgian Dream’s majority group, reducing the ruling party’s Parliamentary representation to 106 lawmakers. Koberidze announced the decision…
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Abkhazian Supreme Council-in-Exile Picks New Government Head
The Tbilisi-based Supreme Council of Abkhazia has decided at its sitting on May 1 to elect Ruslan Abashidze, a career…
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New Security Council Convenes Inaugural Session
The newly-formed National Security Council of Georgia held its inaugural session on May 1, chaired by the Prime Minister, Mamuka…
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Central Bank Keeps Key Rate at 6.5%
The key refinancing rate will remain unchanged at 6.5%, the National Bank of Georgia (NBG) said in its statement on May…
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PACE President Addresses Lawmakers on 20th Anniversary of Georgia’s CoE Accession
Liliane Maury Pasquier, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), is on a working visit to…
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Georgia’s Population 3.7 Million – Geostat
Georgia’s population stands at 3,723,500 as of January 2019,* a 0.2% decrease compared to the previous year, according to the…
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Q1’19 GDP Growth 4.7% – Preliminary Data
Georgia’s real GDP grew by 4.7% year-on-year in the first three months of 2019, according to preliminary data released by the National…
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Access to parts of David Gareji Monastery Re-opened
Access to the parts of David Gareji Monastery located on the south-eastern slope of the mountain range, re-opened today following…
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CoE Issues Report on Conflict in Georgia
During the 1344th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies on April 24, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn…
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Azerbaijani Border Guards Reportedly Close Access to parts of David Gareji Monastery
On April 21, Azerbaijani border guards closed access to the parts of David Gareji Monastery located on the south-eastern slope…
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Justice Minister: Visa Free Regime with Europe ‘Faces Difficulties’
Georgian Justice Minister Tea Tsulukiani believes visa-free travel to the Schengen zone “faces particular difficulties in recent times.” Following her…
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Serbian FM Ivica Dacic Meets Georgian Leaders in Tbilisi
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic is visiting Georgia on April 24-25. Yesterday, he met with Georgian leaders, and discussed ways…
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Parliament Weekly: April 15-19
Parliamentary Bureau hearing The Bureau meeting was held on 16 April to decide the agenda of 16-19 April plenary meetings.…
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Tbilisi condemns Russian Military Drills in Abkhazia
Georgian leaders condemned Russia’s snap military drills that engage over 3000 military from the Russian military base alongside Abkhaz detachments.…
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Georgian, Portuguese FMs Pledge to Deepen Ties
Georgian Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani, who visited Lisbon on April 21-22, met with his Portuguese counterpart Augusto Santos Silva, and…
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Security Service Reports on External, Internal Threats
The State Security Service, Georgia’s domestic intelligence service, issued its annual report for 2018, outlining threats facing the country’s national…
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Politicians, CSOs on Clashes in Pankisi Gorge
Public protest in Georgia’s north-eastern Pankisi gorge over construction of a hydro-electric power plant grew into clashes with the riot…
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Georgian Leaders Congratulate Ukraine’s Zelensky on Election Victory
Georgian officials joined world leaders in congratulating Volodymyr Zelensky on his victory in Ukraine’s Presidential runoffs on April 21. “Congratulations…
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Police, Pankisi Locals Clash over Hydro Power Plant Construction
55 people, 17 civilians and 38 police officers were injured today according to the Ministry of Interior in Georgia’s mountainous…
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U.S. Navy Ship Makes Port Call in Batumi
The USS Ross (DDG 71), one of the United States Navy’s guided-mission destroyers, is making a port call in Batumi…
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GD-sponsored Judiciary Bill Endorsed in Second Hearing
With 87 votes for and 31 against, the Georgian Parliament endorsed with its second hearing on April 19 the controversial…
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Chief of President’s Administration to Step Down
Lasha Zhvania, Chief of President’s Administration announced that he will step down from his position on May 1, 2019. He…
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Georgian MP to Lead OSCE Observers in Ukraine Presidential Runoffs
A member of the Georgian Parliament and the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Giorgi Tsereteli will be the OSCE…
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Adjara Public TV Board Dismisses Director
The Board of Advisors of Adjara TV and Radio Company, a publicly-funded broadcaster based in Batumi, decided at its session…
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PM Bakhtadze on Reasons for Sacking Economy Minister
At a press briefing on April 19, Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze spoke briefly of reasons for dismissing the Minister of…
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Meeting Putin, Estonia’s Kaljulaid Raises Georgia
President of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid, who was visiting Moscow on April 18, raised the matters related to Georgia and Ukraine,…
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Georgia’s Foreign Trade in January-March 2019
Georgia’s foreign trade turnover in the first three months of 2019 decreased by 0.1%, compared to the same period last…
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Turnava Tapped New Economy Minister
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze appointed today Natia Turnava as the new Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, sacking Giorgi…
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UN Ambassadors Meet President Zurabishvili, Visit Occupation Line
President Salome Zurabishvili received permanent representatives from the Dominican Republic, Eswatini, Finland, Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia and…
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Family Says Investigation into Ia Kerzaia’s Death Not Effective
The family of Ia Kerzaia, the late principal of Public School N6 in Zugdidi, who was reportedly pressured to join…
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Watchdog: Georgian media pluralist but not yet independent
Georgia’s press freedom score has declined in 2018 over the previous year, according to the 2019 World Press Freedom Index,…
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Government to Help Prep Abkhazia, Tskhinvali Region Graduates for Universities
The Government of Georgia has launched a new university preparations program for school graduates from Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions, which…
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In Quotes: Politicians, CSOs on Venice Commission Opinion
Georgian politicians and civil society organizations have commented on the opinion of the Venice Commission on the selection and appointment…
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Parliament Weekly: April 8-12
Parliament’s extraordinary plenary session By decree of the President of Georgia, an extraordinary plenary session of the Parliament was held…
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Georgian, Cypriot Presidents Discuss Deepening Bilateral Ties
President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades is paying a visit to Georgia on April 16-18. Today, he met with his Georgian…
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Venice Commission Opinion on Appointment of Supreme Court Judges
The Venice Commission, the Council of Europe’s (CoE) advisory body for legal affairs, released on April 16 its opinion on…
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Georgian, Bulgarian PMs Discuss Bilateral Ties, Black Sea Cooperation
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze paid a brief visit to Sofia on April 16, and held a meeting with his…
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Police to Tighten Road Safety Measures
The Interior Ministry unveiled on April 16 a new road safety action plan for 2019, which includes a number of…
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U.S. Congressmen Hold Meetings in Parliament, Reiterate Support to Georgia
A bipartisan eight-member delegation from the United States House of Representatives is on a visit to Georgia on April 15–17…
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Georgian Leaders Saddened by Notre-Dame Cathedral Fire
Georgian leaders have expressed sadness over a massive fire that ravaged the spire of the historic Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.…
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