TBILISI, DFWatch–Activists in Georgia are trying to prevent a five thousand year old gold mine from being opened up for commercial exploitation.
It started in spring 2013, when archaeologists became aware that the mining company RMG was about to start excavating gold
TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia has discovered that the palace Mikheil Saakashvili used as official residence for many years had a gas pipe installed which made it able to consume gas illegally without a counter.
The glass domed presidential residence towers
TBILISI, DFWatch–The State Audit Office in Georgia has fined the party led by opposition figure Nino Burjanadze, Democratic Movement, 65 000 lari (USD 36 600) for not declaring its finances in the election campaign.
The State Audit Office, previously known as
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian government Friday published an agreement between the previous government and the family of deceased businessman Badri Patarkatsishvili about Imedi TV.
The settlement agreement, which is published on the Ministry of Justice webpage, was
TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili will lead the Georgian delegation at the annual Munich Security Conference in two weeks.
Mikheil Saakashvili, who stepped down as president three months ago, has been representing Georgia in recent
TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili says it is necessary to correctly evaluate the political risks of McDonald’s and Coca-Cola entering the Georgian breakaway region Abkhazia.
Gharibashvili Thursday said at a press conference that he will discuss
TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia plans to adopt rules that will regulate what type and mark of cars officials will be allowed to have according to their rank.
Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili presented the initiative during a more general press conference
TBILISI, DFWatch–Hunters in Georgia have discovered an illegal slaughterhouse close to the village Kumisi, not far from the capital Tbilisi.
The hunters claim donkeys are secretly killed there and cut in a way as not to recognize the origin of the meat. Later it is
TBILISI, DFWatch–Hungary has recognized Georgia’s neutral passports, which are issued to people living in the breakaway territories Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Hungary made a decision on November 29, 2013, and it came to force yesterday.
The so-called neutral
TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia rejects reports that Russian military jets recently violated Georgian airspace.
A few days ago, local media reported that five Russian SU-27s and one IL-76 crossed Georgia on January 10 and landed near the Armenian capital