Monday, December 22, 2025

Saakashvili's National Movement loses four prominent party members

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Pavel Kublashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The party secretary and three prominent members abandoned the National Movement on Monday.

There has not yet been official confirmation that the four have left Georgia’s former ruling party, but party members have confirmed it in private

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Georgian govt plans controversial new control mechanism in the courts

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Head of Supreme Court Nino Gvenetadze doesn’t see any threats in the new bill. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia is planning a new court reform, which will involve creating a new body to conduct oversight over the judges.

Georgia already has an control mechanism over the court system. It is called the High Council of Justice,

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Georgia strips bank supervision authority from the National Bank

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Roman Gotsiridze from Economic Development Center. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia has decided to strip the National Bank of responsibility for supervising banks and transfer this mechanism to the prime minister.

The decision follows months of criticism by the government against the head of the National

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The EU promises decision on visa liberalization by the end of 2015

Members of the EaP Civil Society Forum From Georgia and Ukraine rallied in Riga demanding including in the Declaration European perspective for their countries and a visa-free travel to the EU.
Members of the EaP Civil Society Forum From Georgia and Ukraine rallied in Riga demanding including in the Declaration European perspective for their countries and a visa-free travel to the EU.

The Eastern Partnership (EaP) summit in Riga did not bring unexpectedly good news to Georgia. The EU restated their support for Georgia’s European path and congratulated it on achieved progress. But Georgians will have to wait visa-free travels at least

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