DFWatch staff TBILISI, DFWatch — The new government in Georgia wants to amend the law on the occupied territories in order to soften the punishment for people who violate it.
The Law on Occupied Territories was adopted in October 2008, a few months after the Russian-Georgian war.
TBILISI, DFWatch — One would think Georgia’s fresh interior minister would have his hands full, as his government has enforced a mass amnesty which has freed more than three thousand prisoners, but Irakli Gharibashivli says the crime situation in the country hasn’t
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili spoke with Georgian soldiers serving in Afghanistan and thanked them for their service.
According to the press office of the Defense Ministry, Ivainishvili Wednesday visited the ministry and held a video
TBILISI, DFWatch — Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili says Georgia’s foreign policy course is unchanged and doesn’t need constitutional guarantees.
He also says that the country will restore its territorial integrity and mend relations with Russia.
The National
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia’s finance minister Nodar Khaduri says the government expects 6 % growth in 2013, low inflation and reduced state debts.
He also notes that 6 percent growth is the minimum estimate on which the Georgian government is working.
The finance
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has presented parliament with a bill which will give amnesty for industrial, financial and economic crimes.
A few days ago, the president spoke about the importance of announcing a financial amnesty to attract
TBILISI, DFWatch — The Georgian interior minister says he has discovered audio files of all his phone calls for a whole year, secretly recorded and stored on computer disk.
Irakli Gharibashvili was Tuesday invited to the TV channel Rustavi 2 to sum up the government’s
TBILISI, DFWatch — Three new funds will be established in Georgia, which will be sovereign fund of Georgia, a private investment fund and a youth fund.
Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili at a press conference Tuesday briefly outlined the three new funds, saying that
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia’s head of government Bidzina Ivanishvili has temporarily suspended the process of canceling his French passport, because it may cost him his position.
The prime minister said at a press conference Tuesday that he still doesn’t have
TBILISI, DFWatch — Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili Tuesday answered questions about alleged nepotism in his government.
He said he doesn’t agree that people should get positions through being familiar with others, and that competition is the best way to get good