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
TBILISI, June 5 – France has reportedly recalled two intelligence officers from Georgia, weeks after Tbilisi publicly warned partner countries not to run intelligence operations on Georgian soil. The report, first published by the French outlet Intelligence Online and cited by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Georgian Service, says the two officers were withdrawn from Georgia … Read more
TBILISI, May 25 – The European Union is keeping its ambassador in Georgia in place, despite repeated clashes with the country’s ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party. EU Ambassador Paweł Herczyński was due to finish his four-year term in September 2026, which would have marked the end of a turbulent posting during which he frequently drew … Read more
TBILISI, May 22 – Georgia’s parliament speaker launched new attacks on German Ambassador Peter Fischer on Friday, accusing him of damaging relations between Germany and Georgia. Shalva Papuashvili, one of the top figures in the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party, said Fischer had mocked Georgians with his comments about the “deep state,” a term increasingly … Read more
TBILISI, May 21 – Another Georgian opposition figure has turned to Moldova’s President Maia Sandu for inspiration, as Georgia’s anti-government forces continue looking abroad for allies in their fight against Georgian Dream. Levan Tsutskiridze, chairman of Freedom Square, said Thursday that his group had a “good bilateral meeting” with Sandu. The meeting took place on … Read more