Politics

June 22, 2022

Borjomi Strike Ends

Three-week-long strike of workers in Borjomi bottling factories, producing Georgia's iconic mineral water, ended on June 21 after employees reached an agreement with IDS Borjomi Georgia with the mediation of the Georgian Government

Politics

June 15, 2022

PM: EU Pays $1 Bln to Russia Daily Via Trade

"The European Union pays USD 1 billion to Russia every day

Politics

June 14, 2022

Georgian Govt Receives 7.73% of Borjomi Shares

On June 13, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced the Georgian Government will receive shares in IDS Borjomi International, the company producing Georgia's iconic mineral water, free of charge

Politics

June 06, 2022

Borjomi Strike: Mediation Relaunched as Gov’t Expects Co-Ownership

The Health Ministry stepped up efforts to mediate between the striking workers and the management of IDS Borjomi Georgia, a local branch of the Russian-owned mineral water giant, as the Government expects to become a co-owner of the company next week

Politics

June 06, 2022

Rosneft Quits Major Petroleum Firm Operating in Georgia

Russian state-owned gas and oil giant Rosneft has sold off the 49% stake in Petrocas Energy Group, a Cyprus-based major petroleum company that owns the Gulf gas station chain in Georgia and operates an oil terminal in the country's key Black Sea port of Poti

Politics

June 03, 2022

Annual Inflation at 13.3% in May

Georgia’s annual inflation rate stood at 13

Politics

June 01, 2022

Borjomi Workers on Strike

Some 400 workers of Borjomi, Georgia’s Russian-owned mineral water giant, went on strike starting May 31 to demand the reinstatement of their 49 dismissed colleagues, the return of previous working conditions and 25% salary increase, among others

Politics

May 31, 2022

Underutilized Donor Funds Cost Georgia USD 2 Mln, Audit Finds

The audit of the implementation of Georgia's 2021 state budget found that the Government paid GEL 5

Politics

May 30, 2022

GD Member Elected as Batumi Sakrebulo Chair

The Batumi City Council (Sakrebulo) appointed today Georgian Dream member Ramaz Jincharadze as its chair, after a rare deal between the ruling party and the United National Movement paved the way for lifting a nearly six-month-long deadlock

Politics

May 26, 2022

Foreign Leaders Congratulate Georgia on Independence Day

Foreign leaders, including U

Politics

May 26, 2022

Full Text: President Zurabishvili’s Independence Day Speech

President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili addressed the nation from the stand on Tbilisi’s Freedom Square, the heart of celebrations today as the country marked 104 years since it proclaimed itself the independent Democratic Republic on May 26, 1918

Politics

May 26, 2022

On Independence Day, Georgia Eyes ‘Return to Europe’

President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili and Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili have addressed the nation from the stand on Tbilisi's Freedom Square, the heart of celebrations today as the country marks 104 years since it proclaimed itself the independent Democratic Republic on May 26, 1918

Politics

May 21, 2022

Opposition Leaders Visit Brussels as Georgia Eyes EU Candidacy

As the European Commission is expected to deliver its opinion on Georgia’s EU candidacy in late June, Georgian opposition politicians are frequenting Brussels with an overarching message that the country deserves membership perspective despite recent controversial steps by the Georgian Dream authorities

Politics

May 20, 2022

Borjomi Owners Offer Free Shares to Georgian Govt

Russian-owned IDS Borjomi, producing Georgia's iconic mineral water, has offered the Georgian Government to transfer part of its shares free of charge, after the company was forced to shut down operations following international sanctions against Russia over invading Ukraine

Politics

May 20, 2022

Dispatch | May 18-19: Bipolar

Wave after wave it goes: the ruling party acts in contravention to the European values and procedures it aspires to, it gets scolded, it lashes out blindly with one tentacle, while trying to smooth things over with another

Politics

May 11, 2022

Lawyer Talks ‘Geopolitical Crossroads’ as Ivanishvili Faces Hindrances in UK, Germany, U.S.

Georgian Dream founder and former Prime Minister, billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili has faced "certain hindrances" in London, New York City, and Germany between the start of March and mid-April, lawyer Viktor Kipiani said in a statement delivered to the media today

Politics

May 10, 2022

Dispatch – May 8/9: The Doors

WAITING FOR BITTER PILLS -- MACRON'S ENTICING PLAN -- A CHANGE OF TUNE? -- NEW MAN IN TSKHINVALI As one door closes, another one opens, goes the saying

Politics

May 05, 2022

Russian-Owned Borjomi Sacks 49 Workers Amid Sanctions Fallout

Georgia’s Russian-owned mineral water giant IDS Borjomi has sacked 49 workers over failed remuneration negotiation, a development following the indefinite suspension of production after its parent company got hit with sanctions

Politics

May 05, 2022

Ukraine’s Presidential Advisor, Georgian Officials Trade Accusations

In a new round of bitter exchanges between Kyiv and Tbilisi, Georgian Dream officials have lambasted Ukraine’s Presidential Advisor Mykhailo Podolyak, who previously slammed the Georgian Government’s position over Russia’s war in Ukraine as ambiguous

Politics