
TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi City Court Thursday released on bail the last two persons who had been detained in the so-called tractor case. All in all, seven are accused on charges spanning negligence, state money embezzlement and pressure on experts.

TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi City Court Thursday released on bail the last two persons who had been detained in the so-called tractor case. All in all, seven are accused on charges spanning negligence, state money embezzlement and pressure on experts.

TBILISI, DFWatch–The situation is still tense in the conflict region five years after the Russia-Georgia war, which resulted in hundreds of deaths and the occupation of two Georgian breakaway territories by Russia.
The recent tension was caused by Russian soldiers

TBILISI, DFWatch–A large part of a massive limestone formation in Georgia has been destroyed during repair work on a tunnel.
The rock formation is located at a section of road between Gudauri and Kobi, leading up into the Kazbegi mountains in the north of Georgia,
TBILISI, DFWatch–Lawyers claim that the head of the municipality’s executive body, the gamgebeli, in a town in south Georgia is forcing them to write their letter of resignation.
Levan Tsabadze, member of the Georgian Dream coalition and gamgebeli of Aspindza

Georgia is an energy dependent country – with 65% of energy demand being covered from external sources. Despite the richness in hydropower resources Georgia still has a negative balance even in electricity import-export. Energy dependence has a negative impact

TBILISI, DFWatch–A peach farmer in Georgia has cut down his plantation because the government hasn’t helped him and his colleagues deal with a slump in the market price.
When Gia Shaoshvili , a resident of the village Chumlaki in the eastern Kakheti region, carried

TBILISI, DFWatch–More than 1500 Georgians have signed a petition demanding a stop in the cutting of trees in a recreation zone in the hills above the capital.
The land plot was illegally sold by Tbilisi City Hall to a politician so he could build a restaurant to be used

TBILISI, DFWatch–The monument of Stalin, which was removed from the pedestal in the central square in his hometown Gori in 2010, will be restored in the Stalin Museum in the same town.
Georgian government officials deny any notion of rehabilitation of Stalin’s
TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia has presented figures for how political parties are to receive state funding in this year’s election campaign.
2 100 000 lari (USD 1 300 000) will be allocated for the seven parties that are represented in parliament; 1 050
TBILISI, DFWatch–The new government in Georgia is coming under fire for its economic policy.
Figures from the National Statistics Department, GeoStat, show that GDP in June was negative -0.8 percent compared to same period last year.
President Saakashvili’s party