The ruling Georgian Dream party on Tuesday unveiled its top 20 candidates for the upcoming October 26 general elections, with Bidzina Ivanishvili, the party's Honorary Chair and founder, leading the list.
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 and Otar Shamugia, the Minister of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of the country, on Wednesday visited a farm in the village of Dzlevijvari, in the eastern Shida Kartli region.
Mamuka Mdinaradze, the Executive Secretary of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday condemned what he called "fascist bullying" aimed at candidates on the party’s electoral list, following GD’s introduction of its top 20 candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections the previous day.
Georgian Justice Minister Rati Bregadze on Wednesday claimed predictions by country’s President Salome Zourabichvili on the ruling Georgian Dream party failing to obtain substantial support from its voters in the parliamentary elections next month would “not come true”, adding the “Georgian public will be the main guarantor” of an opposite result.
Georgia’s Black Sea city of Batumi hosted an annual tripartite defence ministerial meeting on Tuesday between Georgia, Turkey, and Azerbaijan, where officials addressed the security environment in the region, challenges to peace, and joint efforts in ensuring stability.
Reuters news agency on Tuesday highlighted a public celebration hosted in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi marking the national football team’s return from the ongoing European Championship in Germany after a “thrilling campaign on their major tournament debut”.
European Best Destinations, a travel platform developed to promote culture and tourism in the continent, has named Georgia's Black Sea city of Batumi third among its best places to invest.
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”.