Sunday, December 7, 2025

New Chinese thermal power station and train factory planned in Georgia

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Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili signed the agreements during a visit to Chine. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Chinese company Dongfang Electric plans to construct a 150 MW thermal power station in Tkibuli, a mining town in western Georgia.

The announcement came during a China visit by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and is further

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President signs into law controversial bank supervision bill

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Had no choice: Even if I had refused to sign, the speaker would have signed the bill, Margvelashvili explained. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian president Thursday signed a bill into law that will take away responsibility for supervising private banks from the National Bank and hand it to a new agency controlled by the government.

President Giorgi Margvelashvili, the

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UK ambassador accused of being 'neocolonial'

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Alexandra Hall Hall is the UK Ambassador to Georgia. (Embassy photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A Georgian politician lashed out at a British diplomat on Facebook Tuesday, accusing her of being ‘neocolonial’.

UK Ambassador to Georgia Alexandra Hall Hall’s remarks at a conference in Tbilisi, organized by McCain Institute,

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RMG Gold suffers partial loss in lawsuit by fired miners

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The miners have strong support in their community. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Trade Union has won a lawsuit against RMG Gold, the mining company which destroyed an ancient gold mine at Sakdrisi in December, 2014.

Many locals have been employed in the company, and the jobs sustain families in surrounding villages.

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Ukraine to sign free trade agreement with EU, despite Russia's concerns

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Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin. (European Council.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Ukraine intends to sign a free trade pact with the EU without further postponement, despite warnings from Russia, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said in Brussels on Monday.

Ukraine’s foreign minister met with the EU Commissioner

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