TBILISI, September 21 – Georgia’s parliament speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Monday ruled out the possibility of the country joining the European Union without Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Abkhazia and South Ossetia broke away from Georgian government control in the 1990s during the breakup of the Soviet Union. Russia recognized both as independent states following the ... Read more
TBILISI, September 23 – Public kindergartens in the Georgian capital have temporarily removed dairy products from their menus following an outbreak of stomach illness. Tbilisi’s Nursery and Kindergarten Management Agency told Interpressnews on Tuesday that it had made the change on the recommendation of epidemiologists. The agency did not say how long the restriction would ... Read more
TBILISI, September 22 – The European People’s Party (EPP) has called for the release of Georgian opposition politician Giorgi Baramidze, who was jailed earlier this month over comments he made about the 1992-1993 war in Abkhazia. The case has yet to go to trial. In a statement, the European political party expressed concern about Baramidze’s ... Read more
TBILISI, September 21 – Georgia’s ombudsman says the court failed to establish a terrorism purpose when it handed a 13 year prison sentence to Aleko Elisashvili last July. The statement improves the opposition politician’s standing in an upcoming appeal hearing. The long prison sentence was issued last July, for an incident in November, 2025, during ... Read more
