Monday, December 15, 2025

Speculations about why PM is to sign Georgia's EU treaty

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Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili will sign Georgia’s association agreement with the EU, although he is not the head of state. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Association Agreement with the EU will be signed by the prime minister, although he is not the head of state.

In all of EU’s 28 member states, the Association Agreement with Georgia will be signed by the head of state, which usually

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Georgia to sign EU treaty June 27

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Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council. (Interpressnews.)

TBILILSI, DFWatch–Georgia will sign an association agreement with the EU on June 27.

Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili announced the date at a meeting with Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council.

“We received confirmation that Georgia will sign the

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The Trans-Caspian Pipeline – a strategic opportunity

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Giorgi Vashakmadze is Director of W-Stream Ltd, a company which promotes the Trans-Caspian and White Stream gas pipeline projects.

The EU is advocating stable and transparent regulatory rules for energy production and trade in countries that play an important role as energy suppliers, and especially in countries that are interested in closer ties with the EU.

Transparent and stable regulatory

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Another EU visit: Rompuy expected in Tbilisi, after Hollande

Herman Van Rompuy first visited Tbilisi in Jul, 2012 (Interpressnews)
Herman Van Rompuy first visited Tbilisi in July, 2012. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–After French president Francois Hollande’s plane landed at Tbilisi airport Tuesday afternoon, the same day Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, is arriving for a two-day stay.

It will be Rompuy’s second trip to Georgia,

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François Hollande arrives in Georgia to strengthen EU ties

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French President François Hollande arrived at Tbilisi airport Tuesday. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–French President Francois Hollande arrived in Tbilisi Tuesday at midday.

Hollande’s visit is the last stop of a tour of the South Caucasus. He was arriving from Armenia where he spent Monday, and before that Azerbaijan on Sunday.

Arriving

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EU's observers call for release of jonjoli pickers

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Jonjoli, or bladdernut, is a shrub used for cooking in Georgia. (Photo by Georgia’s Ministry of Environment Protection.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The European Union Monitoring Mission to Georgia (EUMM) calls on South Ossetia to release all Georgians detained for picking the plant jonjoli.

Jonjoli, or bladdernut, is a shrub used for cooking in Georgia. It grows in the wild in areas adjacent

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Georgian Dream claims UNM created fake party office

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Georgian Dream activists in Tskaltubo clashed with another group of campaigners who they claim are actually from the National Movement. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Two groups of Georgian Dream coalition activists clashed during a campaign event Monday in Tskhaltubo, a town in western Georgia.

One faction of activists asked the government for help, claiming that the coalition has two headquarters in Tskhaltubo,

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Rustavi 2 under investigation for illegal wiretapping

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Head of Rustavi 2, Nika Gvaramia. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Prosecutor’s Office in Georgia has launched an investigation into surveillance recordings published by Rustavi 2.

The case is based on suspicion that the recordings were illegally obtained and published, which if true means that the TV company

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Georgian group calls on people to mark May 17 on the net

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The website calls on people to find creative ways to mark the International Day Against Homophobia, May 17.

TBILISI, DFWatch–A website has been created in Georgia to mark the International Day Against Homophobia, May 17.

The website is the creation of Identoba, an organization working to promote the rights of lesbians, gays and other sexual minorities.

It was Identoba

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