Sunday, December 14, 2025

EU speeds up signing of treaties with Georgia and Moldova

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EU leaders will sign treaties with Georgia and Moldova no later than June 2014, Barroso wrote on Twitter. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The European Council accelerates the process of signing association agreements with two former Soviet republics, Georgia and Moldova.

The move comes amid an escalating crisis in Ukraine, where there is a threat of unrest spreading in the eastern

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Georgia creates service center to assist exporters

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Grape harvest 2013. Wine if one of Georgia’s export products. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Ministry of Economy Giorgi Kvirikashvili is creating a new service center to protect the interests of exporters.

Kvirikashvili said on Thursday said that the new body will start working from Friday.

“Along with positive trends in Georgia’s foreign trade turnover,

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UN helping Georgia improve disaster preparedness

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The coastal city Batumi was damaged by a storm in March, 2013. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The United Nations will help Georgia strengthen its preparedness against natural disasters.

“Georgia is often challenged by the risk of natural disasters, which seriously jeopardizes the country’s economy, as well as our citizens,” Environment

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Debate: Minorities and local government reform in Georgia

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Journalist Rusiko Machaidze, Zaur Khalilov from Civil Integration Fund and Levan Vepkhvadze of the Christian-Democratic Movement.  (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–On March 14 , DFWatch.net organized a discussion about ethnic minorities’ participation problems in pre-election process.

The non-parliamentary opposition and representatives of NGOs working with minority rights participated

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Autopsy photos of deceased Georgian PM posted on Youtube

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In the 2012 election campaign, the Georgian Dream coalition demanded a new investigation of Zhvania’s death. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–For several days a video titled “Saakashvili murderer” has gone viral in social media in Georgia.

The video, which was first uploaded on Youtube, shows photos of the dead bodies of former Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania and Raul Usupov, who died

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What did Ivanishvili criticize the Georgian president for?

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Bidzina Ivanishvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili refrained from commenting on criticism from ex-Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili beyond saying it is ‘painful’.

In a TV interview, Ivanishvili said Margvelashvili revealed completely different features after the

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