The European Union representation in Georgia on Thursday welcomed the decision of the Georgian Dream ruling party to withdraw the foreign agents bill amid protests. ‘We encourage all political leaders in Georgia to resume pro-European reforms, i...
The ruling Georgian Dream party on Thursday said it had withdrawn a controversial foreign agents bill that was approved with its first reading earlier this week, triggering mass protests in the country’s capital. In a statement the party claimed...
Georgian parliament speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Wednesday sent a letter to the president of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe and requested a legal opinion on two bills on foreign agents amid large-scale protests. In the letter P...
MEP Viola von Cramon on Wednesday said the Georgian authorities had “betrayed” the country’s constitution, its European future and their people, sharing a photo from Tbilisi, with demonstrators protesting the adoption of the foreign agents bill with ...
Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday said the “radical wing” of the domestic opposition and the media affiliated with them had convinced the majority of the public that the “American bill” on transparency of fo...
Helene Sand Andresen, the ambassador of Norway to Georgia, on Wednesday said she was “dismayed” by the adoption of the foreign agents bill with its first reading by the Georgian parliament on Tuesday. The diplomat tweeted the bill was seen to “...
What has Maiden brought to Ukraine? – occupation of Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk regions and the ongoing conflict with Russia. These are the results of the process MEP Viola von Cramon wished to see in Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruli...
The European Union High Representative on Wednesday reacted to the recent adoption of the foreign agents bill by the Georgian parliament with its first reading, saying it was a “bad development for Georgia and its people”. The EU said the bill p...
The police have used water cannons and tear gas to disperse peaceful demonstrators in central Tbilisi, following the vote on a controversial foreign agents bill and its approval with its first reading early on Tuesday. The bill proposed by forme...
The Georgian parliament on Tuesday approved a controversial foreign agents bill with its first reading amid large-scale public protests in the country’s capital, with riot police and law enforcement officers present at the legislative body following ...
