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The Georgian State Security Service on Wednesday claimed unspecified groups involving a “specific part” of Georgian volunteers fighting in Ukraine were “trying to organise provocations” at ongoing protest rallies against the Bill on transparency of foreign influence in Tbilisi.
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Having successfully obtained the EU candidate country status, Georgia is now poised to engage in membership negotiations with the European Union. We are now working on new ‘9 steps’. And this is a challenging period for our future integration with the EU, because the process coincides with the parliamentary elections later this year. Therefore, we need to make a serious effort to secure our democracy.
On March 4, I travelled from Tbilisi to Berlin, only to discover at the airport of the German capital that Georgia was still in front of me in the middle of Europe. The reason for this was the numerous advertising banners that positioned Georgia impressively with the messages of “Infinite hospitality - Georgia”, “Find Infinite Wonders”, “Meet Infinite Culture” and more. I quickly realised the Georgian adventure in Berlin was only beginning.
As I am approaching the end of my ambassadorial term in Georgia, it is time to take a small step back and try to absorb all the unforgettable personal and professional experiences of the past 2.5 years. Time has flown so incredibly fast and it’s impossible to believe that soon I’ll have to pack up once again and move on.
It is time for me to say goodbye to Agenda.ge
Today, December 13, 2021, English-language Georgian news platform Agenda.ge is marking its 8th birthday. I am retiring as the editor in chief of Agenda.ge at the end of December 2021. My mission and time as the head of Agenda.ge has come to its end. Starting January 1, 2022, I will no longer be the editor-in-chief.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Wednesday claimed the opposition United National Movement party, as well as “its patrons and funders from abroad” were behind “violent scenarios” in the country, after the State Security Service on Wednesday claimed unspecified groups were “trying to organise provocations” at ongoing protest rallies against the bill on transparency of foreign influence in Tbilisi.
Shalva Papuashvili, the Georgian Parliament Speaker and a member of the Political Council of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday claimed the European Foundation of Democracy and the United States-based National Endowment for Democracy were “concealing” their financial information, amid ongoing protests against the ruling party-reintroduced bill on transparency of foreign influence.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Wednesday claimed the opposition United National Movement party was “recognised not only as a violent former Government but also as a violent opposition at international court level” after a European Court of Human Rights ruling that he said “confirmed the violent nature” of the party and established its “violent storming” of the Parliament building in the country’s capital Tbilisi in a case on protests of June 20, 2019.
Mariam Kvrivishvili, the Deputy Minister of Economy of Georgia and Sven Giegold, the State Secretary of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection, on Wednesday discussed cooperation between the two countries in tourism, trade and investments.
Georgia is hosting the 57th annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank next month under the slogan “The Bridge to the Future”, to reflect its stance as a country with a long history of serving as a natural bridge between Europe and Asia. It is also set to host the major event with a status as a candidate for membership in the European Union, as the country aims to showcase its potential as a vital link between the two continents and encourage building bridges.
The Time Out magazine, a travel publication, has named Georgia’s northern highland town of Stepantsminda among its 16 “most beautiful small towns around the world to visit in one lifetime”.
The Union of European Football Associations on Wednesday highlighted the Georgian national football team’s first-ever qualification for a major international tournament after the squad defeated Greece to book a spot at the 2024 European Championship.
The Times of India, an English-language Indian daily newspaper and digital news media, is promoting Georgia and its capital of Tbilisi as a visitor destination.
