Daily Archives: January 19, 2016

EU approves 217 million euros for energy infrastructure, including TANAP

By | January 19th, 2016|Categories: Economy|Tags: , |

The South Caucasus Pipeline Expansion is one of the projects that will receive support. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–EU countries Tuesday approved 217 million euros in support for energy infrastructure in the south and southeast of the European continent, including a study of a gas pipeline to Europe from Turkmenistan, via Georgia. The 15 projects were selected […]

Remittances to Georgia down 12% in December

By | January 19th, 2016|Categories: In brief|Tags: |

(National Bank of Georgia.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The amount of money sent home by Georgian emigres in December, 2015, was 12.2 percent lower than in the same period the year before. The total amount of so-called remittances was USD 101.9 million, according to the National Bank. […]

Two Georgians from Pankisi reported dead in Syria

By | January 19th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , |

(ICK.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Two militants from Pankisi in Georgia have reportedly died in the Syrian war. Information Center of Kakheti (ick.ge) names the two as Ramzan Pareulidze (24) and Mukhmad Turkoshvili (22). They were both from Pankisi Gorge, a valley […]

One person dies of swine flu in Tbilisi

By | January 19th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |

(Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–A patient in Tbilisi who was infected with the H1N1 or swine flu virus died a few days ago, the National Center of Disease Control said. There were 2,928 persons infected with swine flu in Georgia as of January 18. This is the only fatal case so far. The virus has spread […]