TBILISI, DFWatch – Two groups in Georgia want to change a new secrecy law which they say restricts access to public information.
Georgian Young Lawyers Association (GYLA), Transparency International Georgia and Institute for Development of Freedom of Information
TBILISI, DFWatch – The European Union and United Nations Development Program is starting a new round of media monitoring in Georgia for the upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections in 2012 and 2013.
All kinds of media outlets will be monitored, including TV, radio,
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s Defense Ministry informs that another soldier has died in Afghanistan, bringing the total number of servicemen lost there to sixteen.
Valerian Khujadze was serving in the 31st Battalion in the volatile Helmand province. The incident happened on
TBILISI, DFWatch – A scuffle broke out Tuesday in the Georgian parliament during a debate about the Armenian genocide.
Jondi Baghaturia, member of parliament (MP) for the opposition Georgian Troupe party, asked in a speech what the government is going to do regarding a
TBILISI, DFWatch – President Mikheil Saakashvili Monday marked the start of construction work for a new hydro power station in a mountainous region in Western Georgia.
The Nenskra power station in the village Chuberi will deliver 210 megawatt when finished.
According to
TBILISI, DFWatch – Štefan Füle, the EU’s commissioner for enlargement, promises that the upcoming parliamentary elections in Georgia will remain a high priority on the EU’s agenda.
He says they are paying particular attention to the newly adopted law on political unions
TBILISI, DFWatch – The tax pressure will be relieved, sanctions liberalized and the administration will be simplified, the government has decided.
Rusudan Kemularia, Deputy Finance Minister, held a briefing on Monday regarding the plan.
She presented amendments to the tax
TBILISI, DFWatch – Negotiations will start between Georgia and the U.S. at the end of May aimed at intensifying trade relations.
Georgia’s Prime Minister Nika Gilauri announced this after returning from a visit to the U.S.
Gilauri met the heads of the Millennium Challenge
TBILISI, DFWatch – The Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly again says Russia’s practice of issuing passport in territories it occupies in Georgia is a violation of international rules.
According to the Georgian parliament’s press office, relating information
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia and Turkey have still not reached agreement over the exact text of a treaty about protection of historic sites.
Deputy foreign minister Nino Kalandadze said Monday that additional sites may be included as the talks progress.
The treaty concerns