The Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics has strongly criticized proposed amendments to the Broadcasting Law, initiated by the ruling Georgian Dream party, claiming the changes are designed to restrict media freedom. The organization has called on...
2024 Democracy Index by the Economist Intelligence Unit reads that Georgia has dropped to 94th place with a score of 4.7, down from 89th place and 5.20 points in 2023. This marks one of the sharpest declines globally. Georgia’s performance across ke...
The European Union has suspended programs that provided direct benefits to the Georgian government. However, Georgia’s Minister of Education, Science, and Youth, Aleksandre Tsuladze, clarified that this decision does not impact student, researcher, o...
The European Union’s Ambassador to Georgia, Pawel Herczynski, on Friday dismissed claims from Russian intelligence that the EU was seeking to intensify anti-government protests in Georgia by allegedly paying demonstrators €120 per day. Describing th...
The controversial far-right group Conservative Movement, also known as Alt-Info, has initiated procedures to register a new political party, Conservatives for Georgia, ahead of the country’s local elections in October. Documents submitted to the Nat...
A potential move by the United Kingdom to impose sanctions on Bidzina Ivanishvili, the honorary chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party, could have severe financial consequences, according to Irakli Abesadze, founder of the Civil Participation Ce...
The European Union has announced a new initiative, “Act for Georgia: A Strong and Active Civil Society for Change,” aimed at supporting civil society development in the country. The two-year project (2025-2027) has a total budget of €1,568,328 and s...
The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) claims that the European Union is actively working to intensify anti-government protests in Georgia, including financially supporting demonstrators. According to the SVR, the EU has allocated significan...
Georgia’s Public Registry has once again refused to register an independent trade union for civil servants, citing concerns over its name potentially misleading third parties. The requested name, “Independent Trade Union of Civil Servants – Article ...
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Thursday sided with a controversial media regulation bill proposed by his ruling Georgian Dream party, asserting that the media was a “significant driver of political division” in the country. In his pres...
