TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi City Court Friday issued a ruling that orders the city’s mayor, Gigi Ugulava, to appear before the police and explain himself about a massive street scuffle that he was involved in February 8.
The court instructs Interior Ministry employees
TBILISI, DFWatch–By-elections will be held April 27 in three districts of Georgia to fill seats made vacant when members of parliament were appointed to government positions last year.
The three districts are Nadzaladevi in Tbilisi, and Baghdati and Samtreida, two
TBILISI, DFWatch–The National Movement continues to lose members in the Tbilisi City Council, but still controls a majority of seats.
Zura Gachechiladze, known as Shonzo, on Friday left the National Movement and joined the alternative Freedom faction.
After
TBILISI, DFWatch–The governing coalition in Georgia accepts a demand made by President Saakashvili’s National Movement party to write the country’s foreign policy course into the constitution.
This means that Georgia’s aspirations to become a member of NATO
TBILISI, DFWatch–Russia has declared a Georgian member of parliament internationally wanted, accusing him of past ties to the Russian opposition and having tried to finance a revolution.
According to reports in the Russian media, investigators have charged Givi
TBILISI, DFWatch–Around 800 rail workers in Khashuri in central Georgia went on strike Wednesday,demanding increased salaries and to restore benefits which they used to have years ago.
There are no staff available on the railway section between Zestaponi further west
TBILISI, DFWatch–According to a new survey, the number keeps growing of public employees who are members of President Saakashvili’s party and have been fired after the parliamentary elections of October, 2012.
The report, which is published by International Society
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian head of government Bidzina Ivanishvili is on a one-day visit to Turkey accompanied by some of his ministers.
According to the prime minister’s press office, the delegation plans to hold meetings with Turkey’s president, prime minister
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian Interior Ministry appeals to Tbilisi City Court asking for it to issue a court order requiring the Tbilisi mayor to appear for questioning.
Mayor Ugulava has been asked repeatedly to come to the police and talk about the violence outside
TBILISI, DFWatch–Nearly 200 children were poisoned at Tbilisi kindergartens in November, 2012. According to the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC), the reason was bad quality products.
Representatives of the National Food Agency say that sanctions have