politics
US Congress to vote on MEGOBARI Act next week
The US House of Representatives is set to hold a final vote next week on the MEGOBARI Act — a bipartisan bill aimed at reassessing US-Georgia relations and introducing sanctions against officials undermining the country’s democracy. The news was repo...
EPP emergency resolution on Georgia demands free elections, sanctions against ruling party
On April 30, 2025, the European People’s Party (EPP) adopted an emergency resolution at its congress in Valencia, Spain, expressing strong solidarity with the people of Georgia and calling for immediate democratic reforms, including new, free, and fa...
Opposition leader: EU demands release of ex-President Saakashvili, political prisoners
Tina Bokuchava, Chair of the opposition party United National Movement, stated that the European People’s Party (EPP) had adopted a resolution on Georgia during its congress in Valencia, marking what she called a strong show of support for the Georgi...
EU risks ‘internal takeover’ by Kremlin influence – MEP Juknevičienė in warning on Georgia
The European Union must act urgently to prevent Kremlin-style influence from taking root within its own borders, MEP Rasa Juknevičienė has warned, citing Georgia as a “striking example” of what she described as a successful “internal takeover of the ...
Georgia’s ruling party to elect new chair at May congress
Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, will elect a new chairman during a party congress scheduled for 7 May, the party’s political council announced on Wednesday. A session of the council was held at the party’s Tbilisi office, where members appro...
Georgia to tighten asylum rules with new border procedure for foreign migrants
Georgia is set to introduce stricter immigration controls with new legislation that would allow asylum applications from foreign nationals to be processed directly at the country’s border – without allowing entry into Georgian territory. The legisla...
Georgia’s fifth President slams state of defence as international exercise halted
Georgia’s fifth President, Salome Zourabichvili, has voiced serious concern over the current state of the country’s defence forces, warning that Georgia’s sovereignty and internal independence were closely tied to their condition. Speaking at a pres...
Parliament extends mandate of temporary investigative commission for one month
The Georgian Parliament has voted to extend the mandate of a temporary investigative commission for one more month, until June 5. The commission was established on February 5 by the ruling Georgian Dream party to examine the actions of political figu...
Jailed Georgian businessman accuses Russian FSB and local officials of plotting his assasination
Detained Georgian businessman Giorgi Chikvaidze has made explosive claims from prison, alleging that the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), in cooperation with Georgian authorities, is planning his assassination. In a statement posted to social ...
Georgian civil society condemns prosecutor raids on NGO leaders
A coalition of Georgian civil society organizations has condemned a series of early-morning searches conducted by prosecutors at the homes of NGO leaders and activists, calling the actions politically motivated and part of a broader crackdown on diss...
