TBILISI, November 26 – Georgia’s former president Salome Zourabichvili is signaling that she may make another attempt to unite the country’s fragmented opposition, after comments she made during a visit to France. Speaking at a Paris university, Zourabichvili argued that the current moment calls for coordination between political parties and civil society. She said the … Read more
TBILISI, November 26 – Two new hydropower plants planned along Georgia’s central Mtkvari River have cleared a regulatory hurdle, after the National Environmental Agency issued environmental approvals on Thursday for the construction and operation of the Skra HPP and the Urbnisi HPP. Both facilities will be built by the private company N-C Group 2022, which … Read more
TBILISI, November 26 – Georgia’s government is dismantling a key tourism body only three years after creating it, sparking sharp criticism within the sector. The Resorts Development Agency, founded in 2022 to help modernize and promote Georgia’s mountain and wellness destinations, will be shut down and absorbed into the National Tourism Administration by the end … Read more
TBILISI, November 26 – At a hearing on Wednesday, Paata Burchuladze, a well-known opera singer turned opposition figure, told the court that the October 4 rally he helped lead in central Tbilisi was a “peaceful overthrow” carried out by the people, not an attempt at a violent coup as prosecutors claim. Burchuladze is on trial … Read more
TBILISI, November 26 – Among the pointed questions Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze faced in parliament Wednesday was one about the government’s stance on Euro-Atlantic integration and the emergence of a new political party calling for neutrality. MP Vika Pilpani from the For Georgia party confronted Kobakhidze with an accusation that the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) … Read more
TBILISI, November 26 – Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze spent Wednesday answering sharp questions in parliament over the huge Eagle Hills real estate project, describing it as a win for Tbilisi’s green spaces while critics kept warning about secrecy and political risk. The debate comes after weeks of controversy around the UAE-linked developer’s plans in Tbilisi’s … Read more
TBILISI, November 25 – Georgia’s Interior Ministry has launched a new nationwide campaign aimed at helping schoolchildren better understand the work of the police. The program, titled “Profession: Police Officer,” was formally presented on November 20 at the Interior Ministry Academy in Tbilisi, where officials said the goal is to introduce teenagers to police work … Read more
TBILISI, November 25 – Georgia has opened a major new power facility in Tbilisi as part of a long-running plan to modernize the capital’s electricity network. The Krtsanisi high-voltage substation, built by the private utility Telasi, was formally launched today, after more than a year of construction work carried out under the national energy regulator’s … Read more
TBILISI, November 25 – Georgia’s former prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili has won another round in his long-running legal fight with a Credit Suisse subsidiary, as a UK court ordered the bank to compensate him for losses linked to a major fraud case. But although the United Kingdom’s Judicial Committee of the Privy Council upheld earlier … Read more
TBILISI, November 25 – Georgia is preparing to extend its transitional rules on “social logging,” a long-standing system that lets rural households cut firewood for personal use. A bill submitted to parliament proposes keeping the scheme in place for one more year, until January 1, 2027, according to information published Tuesday, November 25. Under the … Read more