TBILISI, DFWatch–The main court hearing in the case of the former interior minister Vano Merabishvili and the Kakheti governor Zurab Chiaberashvili will start on October 7.
The main defendant must remain in pre-trial detention until then, the court decided.
Both of
TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia is extending maternity leave and increasing the amount of paid leave.
Parliament Wednesday began a fast-track review of the new bill, which will amend the labor code; an initiative of the healthcare committee.
With the new
TBILISI, DFWatch–Ossetians ask locals in the village Dvani to empty their storage rooms, which they claim are on South Ossetian territory.
“Ossetian villager came to us yesterday afternoon, called us and required to empty storage rooms in two days, because the
TBILISI, DFWatch–DF Watch organized another round table discussion on September 18 about election.
It was attended by the representatives of two local non-governmental organizations, and the purpose was to discuss problems in the election period and what steps have
TBILISI, DFWatch–The State Audit Office says it found violations in the financial declaration of the Democratic Movement party, the leader of which is presidential candidate Nino Burjanadze.
According to the office, Burjanadze’s party recently started opening new
TBILISI, DFWatch–23 people have registered as candidates in the upcoming presidential election in Georgia, according to the Central Election Commission.
There were 54 applications, out of which 31 were rejected due to various reasons. 42 of the applications came from
TBILISI, DFWatch–Two government spokespersons in Georgia Tuesday sought to downplay the significance of a news report that the Georgian breakaway regions will take part in the Olympics as independent nations.
Georgia was planning to send a note of protest after the
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TBILISI, DFWatch–President Mikheil Saakashvili Monday met with President Barack Obama in New York.
The brief conversation too place at a civil society event in connection with the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
TBILISI, DFWatch–According to the new survey of the National Democratic Institute, people think the government is making important changes for them, but do not like the prime minister’s decision about leaving his post.
NDI’s survey of public attitudes, which was
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s representative in trade talks with Russia says there are considerable risks involved in entering that market.
Zurab Abashidze, the prime minister’s special representative in Russian relations, nonetheless has a positive view of the