TBILISI, September 25 – Moldova has secured the extradition from Greece of fugitive businessman Vladimir Plahotniuc, in order to face justice in one of the country’s biggest corruption scandals. Local outlet Newsmaker reported that Plahotniuc was flown under guard on a direct flight from Athens to Chișinău on Wednesday. Moldova’s Justice Ministry confirmed he will … Read more
TBILISI, September 25 – Georgia’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday summoned the United Kingdom’s ambassador in Tbilisi, Gareth Ward, following a similar action against Germany’s envoy just a day earlier. Ward arrived at the ministry but did not make any comments to reporters before entering the building, according to local media. The summons comes less than … Read more
TBILISI, September 25 – Tensions between Georgia and one of its strongest European partners escalated on Wednesday after Germany’s ambassador was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tbilisi, a move Berlin condemned as “baseless” and “aggressive.” Ambassador Peter Fischer told reporters before entering the building that it was the first time in modern … Read more
TBILISI, September 23 – Georgia has named Alexander Kartozia as its new ambassador to Germany, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced this week. Kartozia brings decades of public service and academic experience to the role. He previously served as Georgia’s Minister of Education and later as director of the National Parliamentary Library. He has also … Read more
TBILISI, September 22 – Police in Moldova say they have detained 74 people accused of preparing violent unrest during the country’s upcoming parliamentary elections, after raids around the country. According to the Moldovan National Police, officers carried out 250 searches on September 22, just days before the vote scheduled for September 28. Authorities allege the … Read more
TBILISI, September 22 – Brussels Airport has been forced to order airlines to cancel around half of Monday’s scheduled flights after a cyberattack crippled its check-in and boarding systems, according to Reuters. The disruption stems from an attack on Collins Aerospace, a company owned by RTX that provides registration and boarding software to airports worldwide. … Read more
TBILISI, September 20 – Georgia’s parliament speaker Shalva Papuashvili has strongly rejected a new sanctions package proposed in the U.S. Congress. The so-called “Georgian Nightmare Act” was adopted as a proposed addition to the National Defense Authorization Act by Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) and would instruct officials not to take any action or allocate funds … Read more
TBILISI, September 18 – Police in Moldova have carried out large-scale raids just weeks before the country’s parliamentary elections, targeting suspects accused of voter bribery and money laundering. Local media reported that searches were conducted at multiple locations across the country. The operation was led by Moldova’s Office for Combating Organized Crime (PCCOCS), supported by … Read more
TBILISI, September 18 – Georgia has been ranked 17th in the world for crime control, scoring 92 out of 100 in a new rule of law survey released by the European Commission and carried out by the World Justice Project. According to Georgia’s ruling party, the country’s performance puts it ahead of six of the … Read more
TBILISI, September 17 – Leaders of Georgia’s biggest opposition party, the United National Movement (UNM), met in Washington with U.S. Congressman Joe Wilson today to renew efforts to lobby for the MEGOBARI Act, a sanctions bill targeting ruling-party founder Bidzina Ivanishvili. UNM chair Tina Bokuchava, secretary general Petre Tsiskarishvili, and senior figure Levan Sanikidze launched … Read more