Tag: Eurasian Union

Russia starts mass deportation of foreign truck drivers

October 8, 2025 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, October 8 – Russia has begun mass deportations of foreign truck drivers, including those from Central Asia, in what experts warn could soon affect Georgian haulers crossing the same border. According to the Transport Corridor Research Center (TCRC), Russian authorities are detaining foreign drivers at roadside parking lots and deporting them if they overstay … Read more

Eurasian Customs Union Crawling Closer to Georgia

January 2, 2015 by DFW-admin

Nino Evgenidze is Executive Director of the Economic Policy Research Center.

In 2015 Armenia became a full-fledged member of the Russian-led Eurasian Customs Union (ECU). Georgia, on the other hand signed Association Agreement (AA) and the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area Agreement (DCFTA) with the European Union.

Anti-Putin protests in Yerevan

December 2, 2013 by DFWatch staff

yerevan anti-putin protest 2013-12-02 — (Photo: lur.am.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Armenians protested on Liberty Square in Yerevan Monday against Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, who is visiting.

Blognews Armenia informs that the protesters brought posters reading ‘Stop Russia’, ‘Serzh the Betrayer’ and shouted ‘Stop Russia’

Putin visiting Armenia

December 2, 2013 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Yerevan today for the first time in five years.

Russian media report that during his visit, Putin will meet with his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan.

There will also be held a Russia-Armenia regional

Why 'no' to the Eurasian Customs Union

October 19, 2013 by DFW-admin

nino evgenidze — Nino Evgenidze is Executive Director of the Economic Policy Research Center.

“The Eurasian Customs Union in the framework of Eurasian Economic Development” – the name of this union mainly has an economic connotation to it. However, everyone agrees that its main goal is political. Spheres of competence of the union prove this argument:

Georgia and the Eurasian Union

October 16, 2013 by DFW-admin

michael_fuenfzig — Michael Fuenfzig is Assistant Professor at Tbilisi State University’s School of Economics.

A few weeks ago, speaking at a press conference, Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili floated the idea of Georgia joining the Eurasian Union. Although he later backtracked on his statements, the cat was out of the bag.

Predictably, the United National Movement slammed

EU spokesman: Georgia will not join the Eurasian Union

October 3, 2013 by DFW-admin

Boris_Yaroshevich — Boris Yaroshevich. (Civil Service Bureau.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A spokesman for EU’s delegation to Georgia says although Russia has increased its pressure on Eastern Partnership countries, there is no risk that Georgia will join the Eurasian Union, because the Georgian government’s stance is clear.

In 2010, the

Ivanishvili: Georgia might join Eurasian Union

September 5, 2013 by DFWatch staff

ivanishvili_bidzina — Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanisvhili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanisvhili doesn’t rule out that Georgia might join the Eurasian Union, which will span most of the former Soviet Union when it is realized.

But Ivanishvili says Georgia will only become member if it is benificial for the

Medvedev wants Georgia to join Eurasian Union

August 7, 2013 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev interviewed by Georgian TV five years after the war: ‘Georgia should be interested in joining the Eurasian Union, because it is a neighbor of Russia.’

“We will never be neighbors with the US whatever happens.

Saakashvili lashes out at Putin's planned Eurasian union

March 8, 2012 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s leader Mikheil Saakashvili Wednesday went on the offensive against newly elected Russian president Vladimir Putin’s brainchild; a Eurasian union, to encompass most of what was formerly part of the Soviet Union.

„Any attempt to resurrect the