Politics
Georgian PM welcomes OSCE Secretary General to Tbilisi, highlights strengthening cooperation
Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Wednesday expressed gratitude to OSCE Secretary General Feridun Hadi Sinirlioğlu for his efforts in enhancing cooperation between Georgia and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) during S...
Tamar Zodelava appointed Chair of Georgia’s State Grant Management Agency
Tamar Zodelava has been appointed the Chairperson of the newly established State Grant Management Agency of Georgia, following an order issued by Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. Zodelava brings extensive experience in managing complex internationa...
Georgian Gov’t creates new state agency to oversee NGO funding
The Georgian government has established a new agency tasked with overseeing the distribution of state grants to non-governmental organizations (NGOs), a move critics say tightens state control over civil society. The State Grant Management Agency wa...
Georgian expert urges opposition election boycott without key reforms
Political analyst Kakha Gogolashvili on Wednesday called on the opposition to boycott upcoming municipal elections in October unless key democratic reforms are implemented. Gogolashvili outlined three preconditions he believed were essential for res...
OSCE chief’s visit to Georgia draws stark reactions from ruling party, opposition
The visit of OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioğlu to Georgia has drawn contrasting reactions from the ruling Georgian Dream party and the opposition, highlighting the country’s ongoing political divide. On Tuesday, Sinirlioğlu met with Foreign...
Opposition leader dismisses CEC letter to PACE, says no democracy recognizes Georgia’s election results
Zurab Japaridze, a leader of Georgia’s opposition Coalition for Change, on Tuesday criticized the country’s Central Election Commission (CEC), saying its recent appeal to European lawmakers could not change the “widespread non-recognition” of the 202...
Ruling party Sec-Gen slams EU for ‘blackmail’ amid visa liberalisation row
Kakha Kaladze, the Secretary General of the ruling Georgian Dream party and Mayor of Tbilisi, on Tuesday accused European officials of using the country’s path toward EU integration as a “tool of political pressure” and “blackmail,” warning that Geor...
Fifth President Zourabichvili calls jailed media manager ‘symbol of press freedom’ on 100th day of detention
Georgia’s fifth President, Salome Zourabichvili, on Tuesday marked 100 days since the arrest of media manager Mzia Amaglobeli, condemning her continued detention and describing her as a “symbol of press freedom” in a statement on social media. Posti...
Georgian FM accuses foreign powers of meddling in domestic politics
Georgia has become a “vivid example” of foreign interference in domestic political affairs, the country’s Foreign Minister, Maka Botchorishvili, said on Tuesday during a joint press conference with OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioğlu in Tbilis...
OSCE chief highlights Georgia’s role in regional stability during Tbilisi visit
The Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Feridun Sinirlioğlu, on Tuesday highlighted the importance of stability in Georgia – “not only for the Georgian people, but for the wider region” – during his o...
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