TBILISI, September 23 – The Council of Europe says it did not transfer a grant to a Georgian political school or pay its officials for a recent seminar after Georgian authorities launched a probe for possible violation of the grants law. In a statement to Interpressnews on Tuesday, the Strasbourg-based organization said it had directly … Read more
TBILISI, September 21 – Georgia’s parliament speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Monday ruled out the possibility of the country joining the European Union without Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Abkhazia and South Ossetia broke away from Georgian government control in the 1990s during the breakup of the Soviet Union. Russia recognized both as independent states following the … Read more
TBILISI, September 18 – The Council of Europe has again called on Russia to withdraw its forces from Georgia’s breakaway regions. The statement also urged Russia to comply with judgments in interstate cases brought by Tbilisi, while a faction of greens and socialists within the organization warned of what it described as intensified Russian efforts … Read more
TBILISI, July 24 – A Georgian oil facility in Kulevi has been included in the European Union’s 21st sanctions package against Russia, setting off a political clash in Tbilisi over whether the move is a warning, a mistake or a damaging blow to Georgia’s reputation. Rezonansi reported Friday that the EU is introducing a transaction … Read more
TBILISI, July 8 – Georgia’s parliament speaker has warned the European Union not to create second-class members if it changes voting rules for future entrants. Shalva Papuashvili made the comment on Tuesday after a meeting in Serbia with parliament speakers from EU candidate countries, where they discussed a new initiative that would restrict veto rights … Read more
TBILISI, July 4 – Europe’s liberal party alliance ALDE has adopted a sharply critical resolution on Georgia, calling for targeted sanctions against people it says are responsible for human rights violations, democratic backsliding and political repression. The resolution was adopted Saturday at the ALDE congress in Vienna, according to Interpressnews, which cited information from Georgian … Read more
TBILISI, July 3, 2026. Georgian opposition politician Grigol Gegelia has met Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger in Vienna, his party Lelo Strong Georgia said Friday. Gegelia is the international secretary of Lelo Strong Georgia, one of the opposition forces in Georgia. According to Interpressnews, the party explained the meeting as part of efforts to defend … Read more
TBILISI, June 28 – Georgia is trying to win support to chair the OSCE next year, but analysts quoted by Rezonansi say the bid faces serious obstacles because of the country’s worsening relations with the West. Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili is attending the Dubrovnik Forum in Croatia, where one of her aims is to seek … Read more
TBILISI, June 21 – A new European Parliament resolution on Georgia has triggered another round of political fighting in Tbilisi, with the opposition calling it support for the Georgian people and the ruling party rejecting it as a hostile move. The resolution passed by the European Parliament concerns Georgia’s European future and calls for tougher … Read more
TBILISI, June 16 – What would happen if Brussels extended the visa-free entry ban to all Georgian citizens? The EU suspended visa-free travel for holders of Georgian diplomatic, service and official passports from March 6 for an initial 12-month period. The European Commission said the step was a response to what it described as violent … Read more