Politics

November 08, 2023

EC Spells Out Nine Steps for Georgia to Start Accession Negotiations

2023 Communication on EU Enlargement Policy issued by the European Commission recommends granting EU candidacy status to Georgia, provided it implements a number of reforms

Politics

November 08, 2023

European Commission Recommends EU Candidacy for Georgia

European Commission today recommended to grant EU candidate's status to Georgia

Politics

November 06, 2023

HRC: Police violated international standards during 7-9 March rallies, creating risk of harm to people

The Human Rights Center published a report on the use of special means by the police during March 7-9 demonstrations where citizens protested the draft bills “On Transparency of Foreign Influence” and “On Registration of Foreign Agents”, initiated by members of the parliamentary majority

Politics

November 03, 2023

Georgia’s Annual Inflation at 0.8% in October

Georgia’s annual inflation rate amounted to 0

Politics

November 01, 2023

Politicians React to Karasin-Abashidze Leak

In an audio recording leaked on social media on October 31, Grigory Karasin, chairman of the Russian Federation Council’s Foreign Affairs Committee, and Zurab Abashidze, the Georgian Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Russia, apparently discuss the possibility of the resumption of air traffic between Russia and Georgia in March 2022

Politics

November 01, 2023

Jokes, Grievances and Demonstrations: Russians in Georgia and Germany

"What do the mobilizations in Israel and Russia have in common?" a Russian stand-up comedian asks the audience, "in both cases there are long queues for flights to Tel Aviv"

Politics

October 31, 2023

GYLA Report: Evaluating the March 7-9 Civil Protest – Legality, Proportionality and Human Rights Violations

The Georgian Young Lawyers Association issued a report, assessing the authorities' response to the March 7-9 civil protests, both in terms of the decision to disperse the rallies and the legality/proportionality of the means used, as well as in terms of identifying other types of human rights violations during the rally

Politics

October 30, 2023

Early Marriage – an Unresolved Problem in Georgia

The tragic case of Aitaj Shakhmarova's murder became the case that provoked a public outcry in Georgia and led to an unprecedented unification of activists against early marriage

Politics

October 26, 2023

The Daily Beat: 25 October

The Speaker, Shalva Papuashvili, doubled down on accusations against the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the European Endowment for Democracy (EED), saying some of their programs encourage “extremism” and “polarization

Politics

October 25, 2023

NBG Keeps Key Refinancing Rate Unchanged at 10%

On October 25, 2023, the National Bank of Georgia (NBG) announced that it will keep the key refinancing rate at 10%

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October 24, 2023

The Daily Beat: 23 October

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned of more rejections of asylum applications from Georgia and Moldova as these countries are classified as safe

Politics

October 23, 2023

Over Thousand Georgians Deported from Europe in Third Quarter of 2023

More than a thousand Georgian citizens have been readmitted from Europe over the last three months, according to the Ministry of the Internal Affairs

Politics

October 21, 2023

ALDE’s Urgent Resolution Calls on GD Government to Fulfil 12 Priorities

A resolution on Georgia entitled Urgent resolution on Georgia: the need for comprehensive reforms and compliance with EU policies was adopted on October 21 at the ALDE party Council in Bucharest, Romania

Politics

October 19, 2023

The Daily Beat: 18 October

The Parliament failed to impeach President Salome Zurabishvili with 86 votes in favor and one against

Politics

October 18, 2023

NBG Sells Additional Foreign Reserves

The National Bank of Georgia (NBG) accelerated the sale of Foreign Exchange (FX) reserves following the turmoil in the financial regulator

Politics

October 11, 2023

Georgia and UAE Sign Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)

On October 10, Georgia and the United Arab Emirates signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in Dubai

Politics

October 05, 2023

Study Details Risks of Russian Business Ownership in Georgia

On October 3, the ISET Policy Institute and Zinc Network published a study that assesses potential risks associated with Russian business ownership in various sectors of the Georgian economy

Politics

September 29, 2023

German and French Ambassadors’ Joint Statement on EU Candidacy

A joint statement issued by the Ambassadors of the Republic of France to Georgia, Sheraz Gasri and the Federal Republic of Germany to Georgia, Peter Fischer says that the European Union and Georgia have a historic opportunity for Georgia to obtain EU candidate status, "which will be the next step in Georgia-EU partnership and friendship with the goal of EU membership of Georgia

Politics

September 29, 2023

Watchdog: Georgia’s Economic Dependence on Russia Continues to Increase

Transparency International-Georgia (TI), a local watchdog, released a new report according to which the increase in Georgia's economic dependence on Russia continued in the first half of 2023