DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, December 9 – Georgia’s government has set out a bold plan to streamline the way buildings look across the country, from old town districts to new developments. A new decree on building aesthetics explains how the system will work. The government will publish a national guide that municipalities can use when shaping their planning … Read more
TBILISI, December 9 – Georgia’s parliament speaker and jailed opposition figure Aleko Elisashvili have entered a fierce public feud over the meaning of the word “terrorist”. Elisashvili, a former independent MP who recently aligned with the Lelo–Strong Georgia coalition for local elections, was arrested after a dramatic pre-dawn protest at Tbilisi City Court on 29 … Read more
TBILISI, December 8 – BP has begun talks with government agencies in Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey on handing over the day-to-day operation of two of the South Caucasus region’s most important export pipelines, the Baku–Supsa line and the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline. BP confirmed the negotiations to the Azerbaijani outlet Report, noting that both pipelines are … Read more
TBILISI, December 8 – A Georgian interior ministry investigation has found that what came out of a police water cannon a year ago was not a World War I era chemical weapon but ordinary tear gas. The claim that a banned chemical weapon was used originates in a BBC report on December 1, which said … Read more
TBILISI, December 8 – Georgia’s parliament moved on Monday to tighten the rules for public rallies for the second time this year. The latest amendments could further restrict how protests are held in the country’s streets and public spaces. Under the bill, organizers will be required to give advance notice to state authorities if a … Read more
TBILISI, December 8 – Georgia’s ruling party is celebrating a rare piece of praise from Europe this week after a new EU-funded study placed the country among the top performers in long-term reduction of elite economic dominance. The report, released by the European Center for Anti-Corruption and State-Building Studies, covers 41 European Union members, candidate … Read more
TBILISI, December 8 – Georgian UFC star Merab Dvalishvili has lost his championship belt after falling to former titleholder Petr Yan in a super bantamweight showdown on Saturday. The bout, held under the UFC’s super bantamweight division, marked Dvalishvili’s fourth title defense and ended a run that turned him into one of the sport’s most … Read more
TBILISI, December 8 – Police in Georgia’s Black Sea region have arrested a German citizen on allegations of possessing and preparing to distribute a large quantity of methadone, in what officials describe as a major narcotics case with international elements. The Interior Ministry said officers from the Adjara Police Department detained a 23-year-old German national … Read more
TBILISI, December 6 – Georgia’s government is preparing an overhaul of higher education financing, where university students will be faced with state and private institutions as two separate tracks and the public option will be free. Starting from the 2026 to 2027 academic year, studies at public universities will become free for students. Instead of … Read more
TBILISI, December 6 – Georgia’s power grid is once again proving to be one of the South Caucasus’ busiest transit corridors, with fresh data showing a sharp rise in electricity flows moving through the country toward Turkey. According to figures released on Thursday, Georgia handled 200 million kilowatt-hours of transit electricity in October alone. Most … Read more