TBILISI, June 5 – France has reportedly recalled two intelligence officers from Georgia, weeks after Tbilisi publicly warned partner countries not to run intelligence operations on Georgian soil. The report, first published by the French outlet Intelligence Online and cited by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Georgian Service, says the two officers were withdrawn from Georgia … Read more
TBILISI, May 25 – The European Union is keeping its ambassador in Georgia in place, despite repeated clashes with the country’s ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party. EU Ambassador Paweł Herczyński was due to finish his four-year term in September 2026, which would have marked the end of a turbulent posting during which he frequently drew … Read more
TBILISI, May 22 – Georgia’s parliament speaker launched new attacks on German Ambassador Peter Fischer on Friday, accusing him of damaging relations between Germany and Georgia. Shalva Papuashvili, one of the top figures in the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party, said Fischer had mocked Georgians with his comments about the “deep state,” a term increasingly … Read more
TBILISI, May 21 – Another Georgian opposition figure has turned to Moldova’s President Maia Sandu for inspiration, as Georgia’s anti-government forces continue looking abroad for allies in their fight against Georgian Dream. Levan Tsutskiridze, chairman of Freedom Square, said Thursday that his group had a “good bilateral meeting” with Sandu. The meeting took place on … Read more
TBILISI, May 20 – Germany’s ambassador to Georgia has sharply pushed back at Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze after the mayor attacked Germany over a German city’s plan to freeze its 51-year partnership with Tbilisi. Peter Fischer, Germany’s ambassador in Georgia, said Kaladze’s statement was another sign that Georgia’s government is moving the country away from … Read more
TBILISI, May 19 – Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has accused Denmark of backsliding on human rights after Danish police used force against pro-Palestinian protesters in Copenhagen. According to Middle East Monitor, citing Anadolu and the Danish outlet Arbejderen, police used batons, dragged protesters away and detained around 20 activists during the May 13 blockade … Read more
TBILISI, May 9 – Georgia’s ruling team and the EU ambassador marked May 9 in sharply different ways on Saturday. The European Union has declared May 9 as Europe Day, but across former Soviet countries, the date is widely seen as Victory Day, marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War Two, a war … Read more
TBILISI, April 27 – EU Ambassador Pawel Herczynski walked into the foreign ministry building in Tbilisi on Monday, after having been summoned for comments made during a recent speech in Brussels. Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili received Herczynski at the Palace of Ceremonies in Tbilisi, where part of Georgia’s Foreign Ministry administration has recently moved. The … Read more
TBILISI, April 23 – Comments made by Paweł Herczynski at a photo exhibition in Brussels prompted a stern response from Georgian leaders after the EU Ambassador warned that the country could drift back toward “dark times”. The event in question was the opening of “Georgia in Focus” at the European External Action Service, the EU’s … Read more
TBILISI, April 23 – Threats of sanctions from Kaja Kallas on Monday triggered a sharp rebuke from Tbilisi, with one parliamentarian accusing the EU foreign policy chief of ‘trampling on the basic democratic principle that people choose their government.’ Commenting ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg on Monday, Kallas stated that … Read more