DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, September 26 – Georgia’s National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission (GNERC) has ordered utility companies to compensate customers nearly 473,000 lari (about USD 175,000) for unfair charges and service violations in August and September 2025. According to the regulator, the payouts cover electricity, natural gas, and water users who had lodged complaints. Issues … Read more
TBILISI, September 26 – Georgia’s European University is expanding its international reach through a new partnership with Italy’s Brescia University. Rector Nino Taliashvili hosted Professor Maurizio Tira, emeritus rector of Brescia and current president of the UNIBS Foundation and the GARR Consortium, during a visit in Tbilisi. The visit followed the signing of a cooperation … Read more
TBILISI, September 26 – Georgia’s foreign minister Maka Botchorishvili used this week’s UN General Assembly in New York to launch a whirlwind of meetings that seemed to cover the so-called multipolar world. The outreach came as Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili told the Assembly that the UN must guide the world’s transition to a “peaceful, stable … Read more
TBILISI, September 25 – Kakha Kaladze, the ruling Georgian Dream party’s candidate for Tbilisi mayor, told voters in Saburtalo that Georgia’s independence was won “with blood and struggle” and must still be defended every day. Speaking under the campaign slogan “Peace for Georgia, more good for Tbilisi,” Kaladze argued that his party has kept the … Read more
TBILISI, September 25 – Georgia’s National Environment Agency has received a new strategic environmental assessment for Borjomi’s general and urban development plan, highlighting urgent flood prevention needs in the mountain town. The report singles out the so-called “Park District,” located at the foot of a plateau, as a high-risk flood zone. Experts warn that before … Read more
TBILISI, September 25 – Energy giant Chevron may be preparing a comeback in the Caspian energy game, with talks underway about re-entering the Baku–Supsa export pipeline project, according to Energy Intelligence Group economist Julien Mathoniere, cited by Report.az. Chevron exited Azerbaijan last year, selling its stakes in the Azeri–Chirag–Gunashli (ACG) oilfield block and the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan … Read more
TBILISI, September 25 – Georgia’s president used the UN General Assembly’s 80th session to call for dialogue and cooperation at what he described as a turning point in modern history. Mikheil Kavelashvili told delegates that the world is living through a transitional era, with the shape of the future international order still unclear. He said … Read more
TBILISI, September 25 – One in five Georgians is now officially dependent on social assistance, opposition politician Tazo Datunashvili said Wednesday. The Lelo politician blasted Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s government for boasting about “unprecedented economic growth” while poverty deepens. He pointed to fresh welfare statistics showing 708,764 people receiving subsistence aid in August 2025, up … Read more
TBILISI, September 25 – Russia will keep its ban on gasoline exports in place until the end of the year and widen restrictions to include diesel shipments, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak confirmed, according to Interfax. The gasoline ban, first imposed in late July to stabilize domestic supply, had already been extended twice. Now it … Read more
TBILISI, September 25 – With Georgia’s hotly contested October 4 local elections just days away, opposition party Lelo is weighing whether to show up at a major street rally in Tbilisi the same evening. The move could put the party on a collision course with other opposition groups that have vowed to boycott the vote. … Read more