Tina Khidasheli, former Defence Minister of Georgia and current Chair of the Civil Idea NGO, expressed concerns on Monday regarding recent actions taken by Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze to convene ambassadors over a foreign transparency bill. Khid...
Maka Botchorishvili, Chairwoman of the European Integration Committee in the Georgian parliament, on Monday condemned the opposition’s behavior following an incident where Aleko Elisashvili, an opposition MP, assaulted Mamuka Mdinaradze, the ruling p...
During the parliamentary debate on the Draft Law of Georgia on Transparency of Foreign Influence, tensions escalated as Aleko Elisashvili, leader of the Citizens opposition party, was involved in an altercation with Mamuka Mdinaradze, the executive s...
Opposition MP Khatia Dekanoidze on Monday questioned the sincerity of the government’s commitment to transparency, highlighting concerns about alleged financial improprieties involving figures such as former prime minister and chair of the ruling par...
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has proposed public discussions with the ambassadors of the United States, European Union, and member states of the bloc regarding the contentious foreign influence transparency bill. This bill aims to catego...
The Public Defender of Georgia on Monday voiced a strong stance on media access to parliamentary proceedings, emphasizing the importance of all accredited media outlets having the opportunity to cover events within the Parliament. Recent developmen...
Political analyst Nika Chitadze told Front News on Friday German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s criticism of Georgia’s foreign transparency bill during his meeting with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze in Berlin was anticipated. Chitadze undersc...
After Friday’s press briefing in Berlin with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, members of both the ruling Georgian Dream and the opposition offered contrasting views on the German Chancellor’s statements over a proposed bill concerning trans...
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze pledged his commitment to engaging in “open dialogue” with European, American, and local Georgian stakeholders regarding the contentious foreign transparency bill following a meeting with Chancellor Olaf Scho...
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stressed the “crucial importance” of Georgia’s upcoming 2024 general elections being conducted freely and fairly during a joint briefing following his meeting with Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze in Berlin on Friday. S...
