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TBILISI, DFWatch–Despite the prime minister’s prognosis and the state budget, the minister of economy and the minister of finance say it is impossible to achieve 6 percent economic growth by the end of the year.
Minister of Economy Giorgi Kvirikashvili said on
TBILISI, DFWatch–The State Audit Office claims that the United National Movement received more than USD 3 million illegally as a donation during the election campaign in 2012.
The State Audit Office, which earlier was called the Chamber of Control, was granted the
TBILISI, DFWatch–One more member of the United National Movement, the party headed by President Mikheil Saakashvili, on Thursday left the party’s faction in Tbilisi City Council.
This time it was Davit Tsereteli, chair of the commission on urban planning, who
TBILISI, DFWatch–The hunger strike at Rustavi women’s prison is over. Prisoners of No 5 prison facility in Rustavi, a town 20 km south of the capital, had been on hunger strike for two days demanding to get their sentences reduced.
Wednesday, Eka Beselia, chair
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili has changed the date of the upcoming presidential election from October 31 to October 27.
He announced date of the election July 2, but the date caused concern among experts and non-governmental organizations,
TBILISI, DFWatch–Heavy rain has hit the town Kobuleti on the Black Sea coast for the last two days. Three people were taken to sea by a big wave, and later rescued.
The storm on Wednesday lasted just three minutes. Big waves took three youngsters from the beach.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili says the government will protect minorities in the country through legal ways, but not ‘artificially.’
At a monthly press conference at Metechi Palace Hotel Wednesday, Ivanishvili also addressed the issue
TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili says he can be ‘useful’ for society for twenty more years.
The comment came on Wednesday at a routine press conference about current events in the country.
Ivanishvili was asked about a recent statement he made
TBILISI, DFWatch–About 80 prisoners at the women’s prison in Rustavi have gone on hunger strike demanding to get their sentences reduced.
According to the administration of prison No 5 in Rustavi, 20 km away from the capital, the prisoners have no complaints against
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia has canceled visa free rules for Iranian citizens, while Georgian citizens can still visit and stay in Iran for 45 days without a visa.
Georgia and Iran enforced rules for visa free travel from January 2011, until July 2 this year, when Georgia tightened