TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s national basketball team yesterday defeated Bosnia-Herzegovina in a qualification match for Eurobasket 2013.
The final score was 96:95. Georgia started first round with significant advantages scoring 20 points, but the opposing team
TBILISI, DFWatch – A new report reveals cases of violence, pressure and illegal usage of administrative resources in the election period.
International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) found two cases of people being firing because of their political
TBILISI, DFWatch – A Georgian bank affiliated with the largest opposition bloc has been fined with USD 11 609 500 by the National Enforcement Bureau.
The reason Cartu Bank, which is facing a series of problems after businessman Bidzina Ivanishvili decided to enter
Two officials in the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) in a new statement express concern about how Georgia’s authorities are enforcing a set of new tough campaign finance rules.
The regulations were ushered in late in 2011, after the appearance
TBILISI, DFWatch – Opposition businessman Bidzina Ivanishvili, who is challenging Mikheil Saakashvili in Georgia’s October 1 parliamentary election, has announced himself as candidate for prime minister.
The announcement comes one day after Saakashvili’s National
TBILISI, DFWatch – Another cleanup effort has started in villages in the east of the former Soviet republic of Georgia following another hailstorm. Meanwhile, people reeling from the losses after the last storm, which caused massive damage.
Thousands of houses were
TBILISI, DFWatch – The government in Georgia has placed the speaker of parliament on the top of its party list, which probably means he will keep his post if they win.
It also said the current prime minister is their prime minister candidate after the election.
TBILISI, DFWatch – The largest opposition bloc in Georgia has decided to join the code of conduct for political parties.
The rules were the brainchild of the campaign This Affects You Too, and the 17-point document outlines rules of conduct for political parties
TBILISI, DFWatch – A new report by Transparency International Georgia shows that the State Audit Service (SAS) has is treating political parties unequally.
According to the report “Political Parties’ Finance – in 2011”, the SAS tends to be more interested
TBILISI, DFWatch – 15 acres of forest has burned down in eastern Georgia despite two days of attempts at extinguishing it.
The fire occurred in the village Artana, which is 21 km from Telavi, the largest city in the Kakheti region. Beech, hornbeam and chestnut trees