Author: Goga Akhalkatsi

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili reacted to the draft law “On Foreign Agents” in the country’s parliament, saying the proposed law “brings us closer to the vicious model of Russia.” The draft law “On transparency of foreign influence” initiated by the “People’s Power” movement was submitted to the Georgian parliament.Journalists protested immediately at a perceived threat to media freedom in Georgia.The parliamentary majority intends to determine the final position in the next two weeks. The President stated that she could not support this law “during an initial assessment of fulfillment of the EU’s twelve points” for Georgia to receive EU candidate status. According…

The stage is set for Georgia, the host country of ITB Berlin. From 7 to 9 March 2023 at ITB Berlin, taking as its slogan ’Infinite Hospitality’, the Georgian National Tourism Administration (GNTA) will be making an impressive appearance featuring a wide range of tourism attractions and many activities and events. Events kick off with the opening press conference and the official opening gala on 6 March, the eve of the show On 6 March 2023, events will kick off with the official opening press conference at 10 a.m. at the Palais am Funkturm with H.E Mr. Levan Davitashvili, Vice Prime Minister, Minister of…

The terrible effects of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria cost tens of thousands of lives. Nature is also clearly feeling the consequences. Munich/Hatay – The terrible earthquake disaster in the Turkish-Syrian border region has cost numerous lives. Officially, the confirmed death toll in Turkey and Syria was over 37,500 as of Monday afternoon (February 13). But experts fear that many more deaths are to be mourned. They are currently assuming at least 70,000 fatalities. Earthquake shakes Turkey and Syria – tens of thousands dead and 1.2 million homeless It’s been about a week since, in the early morning of February 6, the earth in the…

Desperate to discourage asylum seekers from coming to the European Union (EU), member states are urging funding for the construction of walls. The Commission gives in… a little. The far right is celebrating. It’s time to turn inward. Unable to agree on a solidarity distribution of migrants throughout Europe, the twenty-seven Member States of the EU come up against the exasperation of the countries on the front line. Among them, Bulgaria, furious at seeing itself transformed into a buffer zone serving as camps for illegal migration, summarizes its president, Rumen Radev. In tune, a dozen states (Austria, Hungary, Poland, etc.) have been urging the EU…

On February 16, the Georgia and Armenia Tech Hub Summit 2023 was held at the Tbilisi Marriott Hotel. Its main sponsors were GEORGIA TODAY and Tbilisi Marriott Hotel. The conference was organized by the Georgia-Based Klein & Pantsulaia and Armenia-based Klein & Iskandaryan. The regional Tech Hub Summit is among the first of its kind. Representatives from three American firms- Dataart, the Cambridge Massachusetts-based Quantori, and Innovecs, were invited as speakers. The German-based Devexperts, also present, has many offices around the world, including in Ukraine and Bulgaria, but does not currently operate in Armenia. All four companies collaborate with Georgian…

Since the earthquakes that killed nearly 40,000 people in southern Turkey and northern Syria, the World Health Organization (WHO) has been warning about the health situation in Turkey, the earthquakes having damaged the pipe network of ten provinces in the south-east of the country. The Turkish Emergency Response Organization (AFDA) is to distribute bottled water to survivors and install temporary toilets. Several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are also working on the spot to facilitate access to drinking water for displaced people. The Americans from the Water Mission have been to several cities since February 9, from Kahramanmaras to Antakya, to carry…

Georgia lost two arbitration disputes with Inter RAO. According to Bpn.ge, on the one hand, this is an arbitration dispute for $76 million, which has been going on since 2017 at the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) at the World Bank, and Georgia lost the second dispute in the Stockholm Arbitration Tribunal. We are talking about a parallel investment dispute with Inter RAO, in which the country was entrusted with the payment of $112 million. According to the clarification, Georgia will have to pay the amount of not both, but one of the disputes, since in the case of…

SOUTH FULTON, Ga. — Under Georgia law, police can seize your property without ever having to prove you did anything wrong in a court of law. But they do have to provide a public record of what they take. Channel 2 Action News Investigates found a local police department has not been doing that, which Channel 2 consumer investigator Justin Gray learned is a violation of Georgia law. “I work hard for that money to purchase that van, and I still do not have a van to this day,” said Tatiana Strong. Three years ago, South Fulton Police seized Strong’s…

Every world cinema fan should watch these movies from the Soviet Union. Although the Soviet Union has no longer existed for decades now, some of the most prolific filmmakers came from the region that became known as the USSR. Filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky, who is considered one of the best directors of all time, was one of the many creators who came out of the Soviet Union, creating some of the best movies still known today. Despite the strict censorship that came out of making art in the Soviet Union, as well as the larger policies that were in place at the time, directors and writers continued…

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili spoke against restoring direct air traffic with Russia on Friday. In a statement, published by the press service, Zourabichvili urged to introduce additional restrictions for Russians coming to Georgia. “I do not welcome the restoration of air links with Russia. … We need restrictions for getting right for work, opening business, acquiring property, or opening Russian-language schools,” she said. On Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, speaking at a news conference on the performance of Russian diplomacy in 2022, said he hoped that Russia and Georgia would soon be able to resume direct air service. Russia suspended…