Saturday, May 9, 2026

EUs Füle working 'intensely' on timetable for Georgia trade pact

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Štefan Füle, European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia says negotiations with the European Union about the schedule and procedures for signing the Association Agreement must be finished in March.

Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze said this after meeting with Štefan Füle, European Commissioner

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Demonstrations in support of Ukraine were held in Tbilisi

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The ones who died in the fighting in Kiev were remembered in Tbilisi on Sunday. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgians gathered at the old parliament building in Tbilisi on Sunday to pay tribute to those who died during the recent clashes in Ukraine.

Activists also started a campaign to collect money to pay for treatment of those who were wounded. At least

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Georgian president 'completely shocked' by events in Ukraine

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili says no government has ever been forgiven for using weapons against its own people. Margvelashvili said he was shocked by seeing footage from Thursday’s events in Ukraine. “Events are developing in a tragic way in Ukraine, and we are completely shocked by what we have seen,” he said. He continued … Read more

Georgian parliament speaker met Hungary's president

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Georgian Speaker of Parliament Davit Usupashvili (left) and President of Hungary, János Áder. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Speaker of Parliament Davit Usupashvili Friday met Hungarian President János Áder. The two discussed economy, Georgia’s integration with Europe and relations with Russia.

Usupashvili is in Hungary together with a Georgian delegation

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Romania supports Georgia's EU and NATO aspirations

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President of the Romanian Senate, Crin Antonescu (left), and Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, David Usupashvili. (Photo published by senat.ro.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Romanian Senate Monday passed a resolution supporting Georgia’s efforts toward integration with Europe and NATO.

Speaker of Parliament Davit Usupashvili, who is visiting Romania with other Georgian politicians, was attending the senate as

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Georgian PM Gharibashvili met Jose Manuel Barroso

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Georgian PM Irakli Gharibashvili (left) and President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili met with President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso to speak about EU-Georgia cooperation, Georgia’s integration process with the EU. 

Another topic was the deal with the EU Georgia approved

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Ukraine support rally in Georgia's Samegrelo region

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People gathered in Zugdidi to show support for those Ukrainians who are struggling for closer integration with Europe. (Photo: Odishi.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Tens of people Saturday gathered in Zugdidi, a town in western Georgia’s Samegrelo region, to express solidarity with people in Ukraine.

The crowd brought with them Ukrainian flags and Georgian flags and posters saying Freedom to Ukraine, Victory is

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Carl Bildt hopes Georgia will sign EU pact in August

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Sweden’s Foreign Minister Carl Bildt. (World Economic Forum.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Sweden’s Foreign Minister Carl Bildt says he hopes Georgia will sign the Association Agreement with European Union in August.

Bildt met with Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Ghrabishvili in Davos during the World Economic Forum and said afterward that

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Georgian lawmakers express concern about violence in Ukraine

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Georgian parliamentarians Thursday expressed concern about the violence in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, as people continued to rally outside the old parliament in Tbilisi to show support. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The parliament in Georgia on Thursday passed a resolution expressing concern about the use of force against peaceful citizens in Ukraine.

118 representatives voted for, none voted against. The minimum number of votes to pass such a resolution is 60.

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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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