TBILISI, DFWatch – More of Maestro’s satellite equipment was seized yesterday by police on the Georgian border, the company’s director informs.
Ilia Kikabidze, General Director of Maestro TV, today said at a press conference that three cars were seized yesterday,
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia has started negotiations with the EU about liberalization of visa rules.
Today, the EU Commission’s Director General for Development met the Georgian deputy foreign minister in Brussels.
According to Georgia’s foreign ministry,
TBILISI, DFWatch – An independent TV studio in Georgia had its offices robbed, and suspects political reasons.
Studio Monitor, which makes investigative reports for Maestro TV, was subject to a break-in on July 22.
Its main work deals with producing
TBILISI, DFWatch – Saakashvili’s main competitor Bidzina Ivanishvili says he does not trust the government’s official data about the amount of losses due to an extreme storm on July 19.
Ivanishvili says his opposition Georgian Dream coalition is
TBILISI, DFWatch – The government in Georgia has set aside 162 million lari to deal with the losses because of last week’s storm. The money is to be taken from other parts of the state budget.
Finance Minister Dimitry Gvindadze explains that a special fund
TBILISI, DFWatch – The head of Georgia’s audit service today resigned in order to help people affected by the storm in Kakheti last week.
Levan Bezhashvili has held the position since 2008. Monday, he announced his decision to resign, on the fifth day
TBILISI, DFWatch – Media in Georgia have launched a campaign in support of TV company Maestro, which had thousands of satellite dishes seized by authorities.
Ilia Kikabidze, general director of Maestro TV, Lasha Tughushi, editor in chief of newspaper
TBILISI, DFWatch – Police in Georgia has arrested one member of the opposition Georgian Dream coalition after he hit a female employee of the local government in Gurjaani, a town in eastern Georgia which was hit by a storm.
Information Center Kakheti reports that
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia increased its import of oil by 8.5 percent in the first half of 2012 compared to last year and is now at 378 323 764 kg.
Analysts say the increasing import is related to larger numbers of tourists visiting the country.
The figure was
TBILISI, DFWatch – The entire cabinet in Georgia is personally taking part in cleanup work in villages affected by hail storm on July 19.
In around 40 villages that were hit, 2 200 houses were left roofless, according to local government.
Some villages are