Politics

December 15, 2023

European Commission Calls on Georgia to Fight Kremlin Propaganda

On November 8, 2023, the European Commission recommended that Georgia be granted the status of a candidate country for the European Union

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December 14, 2023

Op-ed | Europe must tie the knot with Georgia

From the day Georgia filed its EU membership bid alongside Moldova and Ukraine, we have been hearing that this is a unique window of opportunity in the history of EU enlargement, a chance not to be missed

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December 11, 2023

Op-ed | Europe Knows that Climate Action Is Vital to Global Security

“Present trends are racing our planet down a dead-end three-degree temperature rise,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres recently warned

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December 10, 2023

Georgian Citizen Killed by Occupation Forces in Gali

A Georgian citizen, 43-years old Temur Karbaia, was beaten to death in Gali by three occupation forces (the so-called "Militia") representatives of occupied Abkhazia

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December 09, 2023

Nationalism and ideology in present-day Georgia: Interview with Prof. Stephen Jones

In an interview for the second edition of Civil Journals, the recently launched Georgian-language magazine, our own Nini Gabrichidze engaged in a thought-provoking conversation with Professor Stephen Jones, the distinguished head of the Georgian Studies program at Harvard University

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December 09, 2023

The Daily Beat: 8 December

Kremlin’s man in occupied Abkhazia, Inal Ardzinba, announced restrictions on USAID-funded projects, declaring USAID Regional Director Persona Non-Grata

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December 08, 2023

Georgian Public Defender Visits Kyiv

On December 7, the Georgian Public Defender Levan Ioseliani, who is visiting Kyiv, met with the Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniyenko, the press service of the Georgian Public Defender reported

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December 07, 2023

Op-ed | Georgia Needs to Stop Treating Emigrants as ATMs that Give Cash and Ask no Questions

A few weeks ago, our organization, the Eastern European Centre for Multiparty Democracy, launched an advocacy campaign to enable Georgian citizens living abroad to vote (online) in the next Parliamentary elections

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November 26, 2023

Dispatch – November 26: Sisyphus with the ball

On a bus journey home, Giorgi Chakvetadze, Georgia’s star football player, was recently caught on camera reading Albert Camus

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November 23, 2023

Twenty Years Since Rose Revolution of 2003: Gains, Losses and Lessons

Today marks twenty years since the Rose Revolution of 2003 which stands as a pivotal moment in Georgia's history, a turning point that reshaped the nation's trajectory

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November 21, 2023

Dr. Laure Delcour: EU is placed in a situation where it has to develop a regional vision

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November 17, 2023

Q&A: What Next for Progress on Georgia’s EU Membership Path?

On November 8, the European Commission recommended granting EU candidate’s status to Georgia “on the understanding that certain reform steps are taken

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November 14, 2023

EU Ambassador Herczynski: When Georgians are United, Great Things Happen

The Ambassador of the European Union to Georgia, Paweł Herczyński, shared his views with Radio Liberty in an exclusive interview following the European Commission's November 8 positive recommendation on Georgia's candidate status

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November 10, 2023

Information Integrity Coalition Calls on Government to Reject anti-Western Messages

On November 10, the Information Integrity Coalition released a statement concerning European Commission's recommendation to grant Georgia EU candidate status with a new condition to address disinformation

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November 07, 2023

Estonia’s Foreign Minister: “If the priorities are fulfilled, Georgia should get the candidate status”

As Georgia awaits the European Commission’s recommendation on Georgia’s candidacy to become a candidate to join the European Union, we reached out to chief diplomats of the European countries with a few brief questions

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November 07, 2023

Latvia’s Foreign Minister on Georgia’s EU Candidacy: “It is up to the Georgian government to do its utmost”

As Georgia awaits the European Commission's recommendation on Georgia's candidacy to become a candidate to join the European Union, we reached out to chief diplomats of the European countries with a few brief questions

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November 06, 2023

Russian Occupation Forces Kill One Georgian Citizen, Abduct Another

On November 6, Russian occupying forces shot dead a Georgian citizen in the vicinity of the occupied Tskhinvali region, near the village of Kirbali (municipality of Gori) during an attempt to make an illegal arrest, the Georgian State Security Service (SSSG) confirmed

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October 31, 2023

Explainer | What is the “Anti-Maidan Movement”?

The ultra-conservative, anti-Western, openly pro-Russian, and anti-liberal Conservative Movement / Alt-Info is spinning the new project, which uses particularly violent and dehumanizing language against civic and pro-European groups

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October 25, 2023

The Blame Game: GD Anticipates EC Candidacy Decision

Ahead of the crucial report by the European Commission on candidacy, the ruling Georgian Dream prepares the political ground to steamroll dissent, whatever the decision