TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian soldiers on Wednesday removed a Georgian flag at the border with the breakaway region South Ossetia.
On June 10, Russian troops guarding the perimeter of the breakaway republic placed two news border signs near the villages
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Head of Georgia's National Bank makes new call to cut expenses
TBILISI, DFWatch–The president of Georgia’s National Bank on Wednesday again asked the government to cut the budget, but the government has no plans to follow the recommendation.
Giorgi Kadagidze said the adjustments in the 2015 budget
Fire in Tbilisi department store injures eleven
TBILISI, DFWatch–Eleven people were injured in a fire Thursday morning at a department store in Tbilisi.
The fire started at about 9am on the second floor of the store, where there was furniture.
Giorgi Bakhutashvili, communication manager of Hypermarket Gorgia,
Bill to reform Prosecutor General's Office seen as ineffective
TBILISI, DFWatch–Three influential European organizations criticize Georgia for carrying out a reform that doesn’t do enough to depoliticize the Prosecutor General’s Office.
One of the most important remarks by the Venice Commission, OSCE and the Consultative Council
Georgian president signs law that will split Interior Ministry
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Ministry of Interior will be split in two on August 1, and a new body called the State Security Service will come into existence.
President Giorgi Margvelashvili has signed the law about splitting the ministry, which means that it is in force.
Remittances to Georgia plummet by a fifth
TBILISI, DFWatch–Money transfers from abroad to Georgia in June dropped by 20.8% compared to the same period last year, according to the latest monthly report by the National Bank.
The total amount of money transfer flow in June was $100.4 million
NGOs urge Georgia to overhaul its strategy towards Russia
Tbilisi, DFWatch – Georgian NGOs call upon the government to “fundamentally revise” its politics toward Russia, postpone next round of Abashidze-Karasin talks and ensure more involvement of the international community in Georgian-Russian relations.
Gas explosion in Tbilisi kills five
TBILISI, DFWatch–A gas explosion in a suburb of Tbilisi on Tuesday killed at least five, and injured eight. Two girls are in hospital in a serious condition.
The accident happened in the evening, in building 2 in the sixth micro district of Gldani, a suburb in the western
Georgian journalists trampled, removed Russian-installed border sign
Tbilisi, DFWatch – Journalists from several Tbilisi-based outlets arrived at the conflict line with breakaway South Ossetia, removed a border sign installed by Russian troops last week and defiantly trampled it on Tuesday.
ECHR ruling is vital for all minority movements in Georgia
Tbilisi, DFWatch – The European Court of Human Rights ruling in the case Identoba and others vs Georgia can be considered a landmark decision, as it stated that hate crimes, committed against individuals based on their sexual orientation is a violation of the European Convention on Human rights.