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Georgia’s GD threatens to declare ALDE “terrorist backers”
TBILISI, December 4 – The ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party confronted the liberal group in European politics Thursday, demanding that ALDE publicly distance itself from opposition politician Aleko Elisashvili. The ultimatum follows Elisashvili’s arrest November 29 on charges of attempting…
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Georgia’s GD threatens to declare ALDE “terrorist backers”
TBILISI, December 4 – The ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party confronted the liberal group in European politics Thursday, demanding that ALDE publicly distance itself from opposition politician Aleko Elisashvili. The ultimatum…
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Undeclared oil scheme uncovered at Batumi oil terminal
TBILISI, December 4 – Georgia’s Black Sea oil business was rocked again on Thursday as three employees of the Batumi oil terminal were detained on charges of bypassing customs procedures and…
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Starbucks eyes Georgian market after rapid rise of McDonald’s and Wendy’s
TBILISI, December 4 – Starbucks may finally be on its way into Georgia’s food and beverage market, with talks underway for a possible 2026 launch. The negotiations are being led by…
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Poti customs official detained for receiving bribe
TBILISI, December 3 – A customs officer at Georgia’s main Black Sea port has been arrested on bribery charges after investigators said he sold confidential commercial data from a government database.…
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Two arrested for fuel theft at Kutaisi Airport
TBILISI, December 3 – Police in western Georgia have arrested two men accused of stealing industrial fuel from a construction site on the runway at Kutaisi International Airport. According to the…
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Georgia cuts funding for Anaklia deep sea port in 2026 budget
TBILISI, December 2 – Georgia has cut planned funding for the construction of the Anaklia deep-sea port, one of the country’s most ambitious infrastructure projects, according to the final version of…
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Twenty-two Georgian NGO outlets hit back at major broadcaster
TBILISI, November 26 – Twenty-two Georgian online platforms have accused one of the country’s biggest broadcasters of spreading falsehoods in a recent television report. In a joint statement released Wednesday, the platforms said they have filed a complaint with Georgia’s media regulator, demanding that TV Imedi retract information aired in a recent investigative segment. The…
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Georgia’s new protest laws “abolish” freedom of assembly: Watchdog
TBILISI, November 4 – Tbilisi-based watchdog Transparency International Georgia (TIG) has sharply condemned the ruling Georgian Dream party’s latest amendments to Georgia’s protest laws, calling them “repressive” and a de facto abolition of citizens’ constitutional right to freedom of assembly. The group says the legal changes, adopted over the past two years, amount to a…
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Lawyers group warns new ruling party bill could erase political pluralism
TBILISI, October 16 – Georgia’s leading legal watchdog, the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA), has condemned a new legislative proposal from the ruling Georgian Dream party that would ban individuals linked to outlawed political parties from taking part in politics, calling it unconstitutional and contrary to international human rights standards. In a statement released Wednesday,…
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