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TBILISI, DFWatch–President Giorgi Margvelashvili signed his first decree to pardon 75 prisoners on Wednesday.
According to the head of the president’s administration Lasha Abashidze, 54 of the prisoners were released, 14 got their sentence reduced to half, while
TBILISI, DFWatch–Mayor of Tbilisi Gigi Ugulava was on Wednesday questioned at the Prosecutor’s Office in case about embezzlement of City Hall money by employees.
The Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday explained charges to the mayor which may lead to him being
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia plans to invest USD 400-700 million in the Shah Deniz project in Azerbaijan, according to Energy Minister Kakhi Kaladze.
Kaladze was in Azerbaijan December 16-17 along with a delegation from the Georgian government who signed a resolution
TBILISI, DFWatch–A member of parliament from the National Movement party was fined 50 000 lari (USD 30 000) on Monday for defamation of businessman Joseph Kay.
Kay is the investor who took over the control of Imedi TV after the owner, Badri Patarkatsishvili, died
TBILISI, DFWatch–A month after leaving office as president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili has revealed that he is currently living in New York and working on reform programs with several major US universities.
Appearing on Ukrainian TV 112, Saakashvili said he is
TBILISI, DFWatch–Ten days after snow fell in the eastern Adjara region of Georgia, frustration is growing as there are still problems with supply of electricity, natural gas and water.
December 13, people demonstrated in Batumi against what they feel is a lack of
TBILISI, DFWatch–In Georgia, two former officials in the city administration in Old Tbilisi were detained on Monday. The detained are the former gamgebeli of Old Tbilisi and his deputy. They are charged with illegal participation in industrial activity and money laundering. The charges are that they manipulated the prices of trees and plants for green … Read more
TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia on Sunday created two new bodies to address urgent problems.
The first one is a temporary center for crisis management to deal with the problems caused by bad weather and earthquakes.
The second state body is a center to
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili on Monday began an official visit to neighboring Azerbaijan.
Gharibashvili will meet President Ilham Aliyev, and December 17 participate in a conference about the financing of the second phase of Shah
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia will receive 27 million euros from the EU which is to be spent on reforms in education, professional training and employment.
The EU will allocate 35 million euros for Moldova and 25 million euros for Armenia. According to Štefan Füle,