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14% more visitors to Georgia in Jan '14 than Jan '13

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Bazaleti Lake, one of the tourist destinations near Tbilisi. (Photo: Mari Nikuradze.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–There were 14.1 percent more visitors to Georgia in January 2014 than in the same month last year, according to the Interior Ministry.

The ministry publishes monthly reports with statistics over the number of visitors, in categories defined by the purpose of the

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Georgian president's annual address postponed

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President of Georgia, Giorgi Margvelashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian president’s annual address will be held either on February 19 or February 21, the speaker of parliament says.

According to the Constitution of Georgia, the president must once a year visit parliament to present a report about important

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Georgia held its own Olympic oath ceremony in Tbilisi

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Georgia’s Olympic team took the oath before leaving for Sochi. (Photo published by Georgia’s Olympic Committee.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–As Georgian athletes are making their way to the Russian city Sochi to take part in the Winter Olympics, they have just held their own oath ceremony in Tbilisi.

On Monday, alpine skier Nino Tsiklauri held one corner of the Olympic flag as she read out the athlete’s oath in a ceremony held at the office of the Georgian National Olympic Committee in Tbilisi. She will be flag bearer for the Georgian team.

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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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Georgian PM meets EU's enlargement commissioner

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Georgian PM Irakli Gharibashvili (left) and EU Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Fule. (Government photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili’s Brussels trip continued Monday with a meeting with EU Commissioner Stefan Fule.

The two spoke about the ongoing reforms in Georgia and the country’s closer integration with Europe. Gharibashvili said

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Biometric voter's list may not be used in Georgia's local election

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Vakhtang Khmaladze, head of parliament’s judiciary committee. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A biometric election list may not be ready for the upcoming local elections in Georgia, which will be held in June, 2014.

Election lists have been subject to disputes for a long time, especially during the National Movement government, when there
were claims that

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