Sunday, August 9, 2026

British, German and Hungarian pharma to enter Georgia

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Companies based in the UK, Germany and Hungary will try to enter the pharmaceutical sector in Georgia. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Foreign pharmaceutical companies are preparing to enter the Georgian market, according to the Health Ministry.

Health Minister Davit Sergeenko said on Friday that foreign pharmaceutical companies plan to start operating in Georgia and negotiations

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Prisoners in Georgia overcoming isolation by making handicraft

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Artwork made by female prisoners is on display at Europe House in Tbilisi. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–An exhibition of handicraft art made by prisoners at the women’s facility is open for visitors until December 15 at the Europe House in Tbilisi, Freedom Square.

More than 250 pictures crafted from felt is on a display, as well as accessories like

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86 schools closed in Georgia due to snow

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Snow is creating problems many places in Georgia. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–86 schools in Georgia are closed due to bad weather, according to the Education Ministry.

69 of them is in the Adjara region – Keda, Shuakhevi and Khelvachauri. Four schools are closed in Guria, six in Imereti, four in Svaneti, one school in Kakheti, one in

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Georgia gets new governors in nine regions

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Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Gharibashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Gharibashvili on Friday appointed new governors in nine of the country’s regions.

The new governors are Irakli Shiolashvili, lawyer, in Kakheti, Zaza Meparishvili, engineer and lawyer, in Imereti, Zurab Rusishvili,

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Georgia signs on to many new EU programs

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Foreign Minister of Georgia, Maia Panjikidze, and Foreign Minister of Lithuania, Linas Linkevičius. (Photo published on Facebook.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia Thursday signed a protocol with the EU about participating in several programs within health care, science, culture and business.

The signing took place in Brussels and was carried out by Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius and

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150 000 households still without electricity in Georgia

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The snow masses have knocked out power supply in south western Georgia. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Batumi, one of the largest cities in Georgia, has been without electricity and heating four days due to a snow storm.

There is still more than one and half meter snow cover in Batumi and the rest of the mountainous Adjara region. Some streets

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Georgians rallied in support of Kyiv protesters

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Hundreds of people demonstrated in Tbilisi Wednesday evening in solidarity with the protesters in Ukraine. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Hundreds of people demonstrated in the streets of Tbilisi Wednesday to support the protesters in Kyiv.

Georgians, as well as Ukrainians living in Georgia, gathered in the evening outside Tbilisi concert hall, waving the flags of Ukraine, EU and Georgia,

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Georgian parliament declares support for Ukrainian people

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As parliament expressed full support for Ukraine’s EU integration, there was a street rally to show solidarity with Ukrainians. (DFWatch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The parliament in Georgia Wednesday passed a statement supporting the demonstrations in the Ukrainian capital.

“The Georgian parliament declares its complete solidarity with the Ukrainian people in its struggle for freedom of choice. It expresses

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