TBILISI, DFWatch–Several thousand people joined the National Movement on Sunday in a protest against the Georgian government’s negotiations with Gazprom.
People formed a 7 km long human chain from the government office to the former Russian embassy
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Month-long strike at Ksani factory ends as solution reached
TBILISI, DFWatch–A strike at a glass factory in Ksani near Tbilisi has ended after 29 days.
Workers demanded increased salaries, collective contract and office space for the local trade union. They achieved a 7.5 percent pay raise and from January 1, 2017 will
New domestic flights between Kutaisi and Natakhtari near Tbilisi
TBILISI, DFWatch–From March 10, there will be two flights per week between Natakhtari airport near the capital and Kutaisi.
Flights will be carried out every Tuesday and Thursday between Natakhtari and Kutaisi, Georgia’s third largest city, about
Republican Party will remain part of GD coalition
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Republican Party will remain in the Georgian Dream coalition, Speaker of Parliament Davit Usupashvili said Thursday after meeting Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili.
The reason for the meeting was a recent statement by the prime minister
Prime minister seeks to calm feud within ruling coalition
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian prime minister sought to calm down a feud within his coalition on Thursday, detailing his views in a statement posted on Facebook.
Gogi Topadze, leader of the coalition partner the Industrialists, accused the defense minister of having
Tbilisi metro workers threaten strike
TBILISI, DFWatch–Some of the employees of Tbilisi’s metro demonstrated at Didube on Tuesday, demanding better working conditions and higher salaries, following a drop in the value of the national currency lari.
Metro workers warn that they may go on strike
Georgian NGO umbrella organization elects new leader
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s National Platform, an umbrella organization for more than 100 non-governmental organizations (NGOs), has a new chairman: Kakha Gogolashvili, director of European Research Center.
He replaces Lasha Tughushi,
EU Commission to propose visa-free travel for Georgia on Wednesday
TBILISI, DFWatch–The EU Commission will publish legal document on Wednesday about visa free travel for Georgians to Schengen countries, according to Zviad Kvachantiradze, leader of the parliamentary majority.
“Tomorrow, Brussels will finally officially publish
Defense minister ready to answer questions about alleged election fraud
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Defense Minister Tina Khidasheli is prepared to cooperate with the investigation into allegations of fraud in the by-election in Sagarejo last October, which was won by her fellow party member.
“Anyone who wishes
Solution reached in Tkibuli miners' strike
TBILISI, DFWatch–A solution was reached Monday evening in the labor dispute in Tkibuli after more than four hours of negotiations.
Mine workers in the western Georgian town went on strike more than two weeks ago, demanding a pay raise.
The negotiations