Daily Archives: December 19, 2012

Ivanishvili considers tearing down ‘ugly’ new buildings

By | December 19th, 2012|Categories: News|Tags: , |

TBILISI, DFWatch — In Georgia, the prime minster and the president have clashed over what to do with newly built and half finished buildings. During President Saakashvili’s rule, modern complexes have popped up around the capital Tbilisi and in other towns […]

EU rewards Georgia’s reforms with €22 million

By | December 19th, 2012|Categories: Europe, News|Tags: , |

TBILISI, DFWatch — EU is giving another €22 million to Georgia this year in recognition of its reform efforts. Stefan Fule, Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy, on Wednesday attended the EU-Georgia Cooperation Council in Brussels. […]

Another ex-prime minister questioned

By | December 19th, 2012|Categories: News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch — Another former prime minister in Georgia was Tuesday called in for questioning. This time, Nika Gilauri spent five hours with the investigative service of the finance ministry, answering them about the sale of a park area in Tbilisi. The head […]

Georgia’s reserve funds lacked transparency

By | December 19th, 2012|Categories: NGO news|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch — A new survey shows that the least transparent issue during recent years has been the spending of money from two state reserve funds. Georgian Young Lawyer’s Association (GYLA) presented the survey, which deals with the spending of money from […]

Ivanishvili looks forward to meeting Putin

By | December 19th, 2012|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch — Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili hopes to meet with the Russian leaders Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev in the future. Recently Georgia’s special representative for Russian relations met the deputy foreign minister of Russia in Geneva. […]