DFW-admin 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
TBILISI, DFWatch–In almost every house in Senaki’s main streets, people are using spades to get rid of mud and water after heavy flooding on Monday.
Senaki is a small town in Samegrelo, in the western part of Georgia, with more than 25 000 residents. Elderly people
TBILISI, DFWatch–According to a new study by Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI), the changes in the judiciary system after the October 1, 2012, parliamentary election have been positive.
IDFI writes that 140 million lari (USD 85 million)
Public officials’ remuneration is regarded one of the most important aspects for the functioning of public offices both in Georgia and elsewhere in the World. Issues such as effective fight against corruption in public office, attracting qualified candidates to government jobs,
TBILISI, DFWatch–About 800 single-room barracks are constructed at the former base of the 53rd regiment in Batumi, a beach resort on the Black Sea and one of Georgia’s most popular tourist destinations.
The barracks were constructed by families of eco-migrants
TBILISI, DFWatch–There has so far not been been observed any violations in the election campaign for the presidential election on October 27.
International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED), a non-governmental organization which specializes in election
TBILISI, DFWatch–Medical personnel at the only hospital in Kharagauli haven’t received salary for the last four months, while the company which owns the management rights to the hospital is not fulfilling its obligations under the contract to rehabilitate the
TBILISI, DFWatch–Twelve families of refugees are living in the kitchen building of a former hospital in Zugdidi, a town that lies not far from Abkhazia, the breakaway region they fled from.
For 16 years, they have been living in the derelict building, waiting to be
TBILISI, DFWatch–The sale of peaches is so slow in Georgia that sellers haven’t been able to cover their costs this year. They ask for more processing plants to be built.
Nikoloz Gharibashvili, 62, owns peach fields and his income usually comes from selling peaches.