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 24 – The government’s and opposition’s plans for Independence Day show how divided the country is politically. The government is preparing official celebrations for May 26, the day Georgia marks the declaration of its first republic in 1918. Opposition groups and civic activists are preparing a protest march the same evening, saying the … Read more
TBILISI, May 24 – Anti-government protesters marched through central Tbilisi on Saturday, as the government is preparing for the Independence Day festivities. The demonstrators gathered near the Philharmonic Hall and then moved toward parliament in what has become known as the traditional “Saturday march.” Participants carried Georgian and European Union flags. They also held a … Read more
TBILISI, May 24 – Residents of a village in western Georgia say a damaged road is leaving them isolated in bad weather and may stop ambulances from reaching families in an emergency. The complaint was raised in the village of Lesale, in Tsalenjikha municipality, during a meeting with Irakli Kupradze, one of the leaders of … Read more
TBILISI, May 23 – An employee of Georgia’s anti-corruption agency was found dead in his own car in the central Georgian town of Khashuri on Saturday, prosecutors said. According to the Prosecutor’s Office, the man was found on Tabidze Street with a gunshot wound from his own firearm. The officer worked for the Anti-Corruption Agency … 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
TBILISI, May 21 – A new study reveals that key parts of the business sector in the port city of Poti are controlled by just a handful of business groups. Georgia’s Black Sea port city of Poti is one of the country’s gates to the world. Cargo, fuel, grain, fish, terminals, warehouses and transport routes … Read more
TBILISI, May 21 – An opposition politician has warned that a controversial construction site in Tbilisi could put nearby residents at risk, saying expert reports point to a high danger of falling rocks and rockslides. Lana Galdava, a member of Strong Georgia-Lelo, spoke Thursday at Giorgi Danelia Street, where she said construction work had begun … Read more
TBILISI, May 20 – A young man was killed in western Georgia’s Guria region after an argument turned deadly, police said Wednesday. The killing happened in the village of Kokhnari, in Chokhatauri municipality. According to Interpressnews, the victim was a man under the age of 35. Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said police in Guria … Read more