Tbilisi’s main Christmas tree was lit on Rustaveli Avenue on Monday evening, accompanied by the activation of holiday illuminations across the city. As announced earlier by Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze, the capital’s annual tradition of switching on ...
The European Council has decided to suspend visa-free travel for Georgian diplomatic passport holders, following discussions at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday. A qualified majority of EU member states backed the move, with a...
UK Minister for Europe, Stephen Doughty, described Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili as a “Georgian Dream representative” in a social media post following their phone conversation. In the post on X, Doughty stated: “Today I reiterated i...
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Monday condemned the recent sanctions by Lithuania and Estonia on Georgian officials, including on him for suspension of EU integration and subsequent dispersal of protests, calling it “a simple provocatio...
Opposition leader Aleko Elisashvili has been released on bail after Tbilisi City Court replaced his preventive detention with a 4,000 GEL bond. Judge Levan Gelovani’s decision follows a motion by prosecutors to reduce the severity of his pre-trial m...
Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze has confirmed that the city’s New Year’s illuminations will be switched on today. Speaking at a briefing at the city hall, Kaladze revealed that the main Christmas tree will also be lit, though there will be no formal cer...
Shalva Papuashvili, Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, on Monday criticized President Salome Zourabichvili accusing her of inciting potential bloodshed and collaborating with foreign forces to destabilize the country. During a briefing, Papuashvili...
The Georgian Dream government has said it will maintain a “unilateral friendship regime” with Lithuania and Estonia, despite sanctions imposed by the two countries on around 20 Georgian officials, including Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. In a sta...
Georgia’s President-elect, Mikheil Kavelashvili, reaffirmed the country’s commitment to European Union membership in an exclusive interview with Imedi TV. “We know positions must change because EU membership and closeness with Europe are in our inte...
In an exclusive interview with Imedi TV, Georgia’s newly elected President, Mikheil Kavelashvili, reflected on his often direct and controversial approach to public discourse. “In recent years, my statements may have seemed harsh to the public, but ...
