The Parliament of Georgia on Tuesday approved amendments to the country’s Law on Combating Corruption in the third reading, with 85 votes in favour. The bill was presented to lawmakers by Archil Gorduladze, Chair of the Legal Issues Committee. Gord...
Giorgi Botkoveli, regional secretary of the opposition United National Movement, on Tuesday said that his party was ready to participate in “any process” focused on uniting opposition forces in Georgia. “It is very simple, we must set aside our poli...
Zurab Kadagidze, a member of the political group People’s Power, on Tuesday claimed that as Georgia stood at a decisive stage in its development, it was vital to clearly define the principles that form the foundation of genuine state sovereignty. Ac...
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili met with the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Monitoring Committee rapporteurs, Edite Estrela and Sabina Ćudić, during their official visit to Tbilisi, the Parliament’s press office...
Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has signed an order dismissing Deputy Minister of Justice Irakli Khmaladze from his post. The decision was made under Article 24, Paragraph 1 of the Law of Georgia “On the Structure, Powers and Rules of Ope...
Georgia’s Minister of Defence, Irakli Chikovani, met with the Chief of the General Staff of the Hungarian Defence Forces, General Gábor Böröndi, who is on an official visit to Georgia, the ministry announced. During the meeting, Minister Chikovani e...
Opposition politician Roman Gotsiridze has criticized the nature of investments being made in Georgia, arguing that the issue was not where the money came from but what it was used for. According to Gotsiridze, there was a stark difference between t...
The leader of Georgia’s parliamentary majority, Irakli Kirtskhalia, on Monday said that attempts to use the issue of visa liberalisation as leverage against Georgia amounted to the last “bullet” political opponents could fire, but insisted such press...
Tbilisi City Court on Monday heard the case of Coalition for Change leader Nika Melia, who was detained near Lisi Lake on May 25. During the hearing, Melia alleged that law enforcement officials deliberately decided to apprehend him there rather than...
Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze said that Georgia’s ruling party demanded only fairness from the European Union in its attitude toward the Georgian state and its citizens. Speaking on Monday about the recent tensions and calls to “reset” relations betwe...
