Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Friday attended the opening of the nine-kilometre Zestaponi Bypass Road which allows drivers travelling on the country’s international East-West Highway to avoid entering the busy western city and instead use the road joining the E60 road at the Argveta junction.
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.
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 Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Friday said members of the European Parliament “cannot not stop caring about Mikheil Saakashvili”, the imprisoned former President of Georgia, who he said had “committed a lot of crimes”, adding the attitude was an “indicator for the Georgian society about what really drives these people”.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Friday said the inclusion of an entry suggesting suspension of the European Union’s visa liberalisation with Georgia in a resolution of the European Parliament adopted on Thursday was “not worth a dime”.
The Delegation of the European Union to Georgia on Friday shared plans for the annual upcoming Europe Day celebrations in the capital city of Tbilisi, while noting the country would mark the date for the first time as a European Union membership candidate.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Friday said the resolution adopted on Thursday by the European Parliament against the domestic bill on transparency of foreign influence “damages the reputation” of the European Union.
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.
Die Welt, a German national daily newspaper, is promoting Georgia’s north-western highland region of Svaneti as a destination for winter sport enthusiasts by calling it a “crown of the Caucasus”.