TBILISI, August 20 – Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze says he is ready to challenge what he calls “biased” criticism from European officials, insisting that Georgia has achieved progress that surpasses even some EU and NATO member states. European leaders have criticized the governing Georgian Dream (GD) party’s moves toward media and foreign-funded groups, with some ... Read more
TBILISI, August 19 – Inflation in Georgia reached 4.3% in July compared with a year earlier, the highest since mid-2023, with food prices by far the biggest driver. According to the National Bank, food costs rose 10.3% year-on-year, accounting for 3.2 percentage points of the overall inflation rate. Bread, potatoes, sunflower oil, and the country’s ... Read more
TBILISI, August 19 – Georgia’s airports handled 2.1 million passengers in the second quarter of 2025, new figures from the National Statistics Office show. This is an increase of nearly 18 percent compared to the same period last year. Of the total, 1.1 million arrivals and 1 million departures were recorded, with more than 95 ... Read more
A Georgian citizen was detained by Russian border guards Tuesday, near the village of Kveshi in Gori municipality, according to Georgia’s State Security Service. Authorities described the detention as “illegal” and said the incident was immediately reported to international observers. The SSS alerted the co-chairs of the IPRM, a platform for talks between Georgia, Russia, ... Read more
