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TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia plans to build an international airport in Anaklia, a beach resort on the Black Sea next to the breakaway region Abkhazia.
Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Minister of Economy, said at a briefing December 25 that a plan developed by the previous
TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi Mayor Gigi Ugulava plans to mortgage his house in order to pay the bail money in a corruption case. Ugulava was last week suspended by Tbilisi City Court.
The mayor is charged with embezzlement of Tbilisi City Hall money and using it to
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s foreign trade turnover in January-November 2013 was USD 9 681 million. This is four percent more than in the same period last year.
USD 2 618 of this was export – 20 percent more than in 2012. Import amounted to USD 7 064 million
TBILISI, DFWatch–President Giorgi Margvelashvili will get increased salary next year, but the increase is less than previously planned.
The president’s salary will go up from 4 720 to 6 900 lari (USD 3 900), according to new draft, which parliament is reviewing.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Participants at a round table discussion organized by DF Watch said lack of language skills is preventing ethnic minorities from engaging in politics in Georgia.
The discussion was held on December 28, and the topic was what obstacles there are
TBILISI, DFWatch–The National Movement on Saturday mobilized thousands of its supporters to protest the removal from office of the Tbilisi mayor.
UNM members believe that democracy is in danger in Georgia.
Apart from being against the suspension of Ugulava, who is
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Public Defender claims his staff witnessed mistreatment of a prisoner.
Ucha Nanuashvili on Friday appealed to the Prosecutor’s Office to start investigation of Prison No 8 in Gldani.
The Ombudsman’s statement says employees visited the
TBILISI, DFWatch–A decision by the city court to suspend Tbilisi Mayor Gigi Ugulava pending a corruption trial has been upheld in the Appeals Court.
Both the Prosecutor’s Office and Ugulava’s defense lawyers appealed the city court’s decision. The Prosecutor’s
TBILISI, DFWatch–The National Movement Party in Georgia has exposed that the Chief Prosecutor was convicted of robbery in Germany in 2001.
Otar Partskhaladze confirms that he had certain incident with police in Germany, but claims that he was not subject to coercive
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Ukrainian government has barred former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvil from entering the country after he visited the protesters in Kyiv.
Saakashvili’s name appears along with 29 Georgians on a list published by the Ukrainian foreign