Politics

September 15, 2022

Q&A | EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso

On the eve of her visit to Georgia, Odile Renaud-Basso, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), granted this interview to Civil

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September 14, 2022

Study Shows 23% of Georgian Population has Emigrated in a Decade

The PMC research center published a new study on 13 September titled 'Emigration and Effect of Remittances on Georgian Economy' which found that between 2010-2020 the number of Georgian emigrants increased by 7% meaning that 23% of the Georgian population has emigrated

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September 13, 2022

Explainer | Whistleblower Alleges Security Services Collaboration with FSB

On 12 September, the opposition Lelo for Georgia party called for creating a special Parliamentary Investigative commission to study the allegations of illicit contacts between of the State Security Service of Georgia (SSG) with the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) in 2016-2017

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September 05, 2022

United National Movement Call for Early Elections

Nika Melia, Chairperson of the largest opposition party in Georgia, the United National Movement (UNM), led a briefing on 5 September which emphasized that “today’s window of unique opportunity may close soon… that is why, in order to alleviate the existing political crisis, early elections should be held in Georgia

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August 25, 2022

‘Violating Neutrality’ or ‘Attempts to Discredit’: ISFED Responds to Ruling Party Accusations

On 18 August, the ruling Georgian Dream party decided not to invite one of Georgia's most influential civil society organizations working on election issues, the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED), to the first meeting of the electoral reforms working group created to develop legislative changes necessary for obtaining EU candidate status

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August 17, 2022

Activists, CSOs Call for Visa Requirements for Russians

Activists and a group of civil society organizations reiterated support for the Ukrainian people and demanded that "a visa regime be established for citizens of the Russian Federation

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July 29, 2022

Georgian PM Upholds “War Blackmail” Narrative, Backs Dissident MPs, Slams Opposition

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili addressed the "war blackmail" claims, the relations with country's strategic partners, and spoke of the "radical" opposition while attending a local celebration in the town of Mestia

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July 03, 2022

Photo-story | Rally at the Parliament, Moves to GD Office

Crowds started to gather, as the activists and opposition geared for their third reunion, calling for quicker accession to the EU and lambasting the government for inaction

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July 01, 2022

Interview | Damon Wilson, President of the National Endowment for Democracy

In Tbilisi today, Civil Georgia's Editor-in-Chief Otar Kobakhidze sat down with Damon Wilson, the President, and CEO of the National Endowment for Democracy to discuss Georgia's EU and NATO integration, the role of civil society and independent media for the Georgian democracy, as well as how country's politics is seen in Washington DC

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June 29, 2022

GD Split-off MPs: EU Candidacy “Mousetrap” for Govt

In a joint statement released today, MPs Dimitri Khundadze, Mikheil Kavelashvili and Sozar Subari, who formally departed the Georgian Dream yesterday, said that “Georgia will not receive the [EU] candidacy even after six months if we are not engaged in the war or impose the sanctions on Russia

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June 29, 2022

South Asian Students in Georgia Are Getting More Than They Bargained For

Sarah Ramberran is a rising junior at Harvard College pursuing an A

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June 23, 2022

EU States Recognize Georgia’s European Perspective

President of the European Council Charles Michel has said the EU's strategic decision-making branch recognized the European perspective of Georgia and is ready to grant candidate status once the "outstanding priorities" are addressed

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June 23, 2022

Georgian President Slams PM Over ‘Absurd, Offensive’ Parliamentary Address

President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili said yesterday that Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili’s parliamentary address was “absurd and very offensive” in its content that had sent the most negative message possible to Brussels, just as the members of the European Council were gathering to discuss the candidacy applications of Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia

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June 21, 2022

In Photos | Massive Pro-EU Rally in Tbilisi

On June 20, tens of thousands of Georgians have rallied on Rustaveli Avenue, Tbilisi’s main thoroughfare, to support Georgia’s accession to the European Union and protest against what they saw the Georgian Dream government’s deliberate failure to secure the EU candidacy

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June 21, 2022

Tens of Thousands Rally in Tbilisi to Defend European Future

Tens of thousands of Georgians rallied on Shota Rustaveli Avenue, Tbilisi’s main thoroughfare, on June 20 to support Georgia's accession to the European Union and protest against what they saw as the Georgian Dream government's deliberate failure to secure the EU candidacy

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June 17, 2022

European Commission’s Memo Detailing Recommendations for Georgia

Below are the recommendations put forth by the European Commission from its Memo on Georgia's European Union candidacy

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June 17, 2022

Opinion | Georgia’s Yanukovich Moment

Author: Ted Jonas is an international lawyer and environmental activist who has lived in Georgia for many years

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June 10, 2022

Georgia’s Cost-of-Living Crunch

Author: Bachana Anasashvili, Civil Georgia's outgoing news editor

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May 30, 2022

Garibashvili Visits the Holy Land

Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili paid a trip to Jordan on May 28-29, to meet King Abdullah ll and visit the 4,000 square meters of land on the embankment of the Jordan River allotted by Amman to Georgia

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May 26, 2022

In Photos: Independence Day Celebration in Tbilisi

Thousands of Georgians have flocked to Freedom Square and adjacent Rustaveli Avenue in downtown Tbilisi for Independence Day celebrations, to mark 104 years since the proclamation of the Democratic Republic of Georgia, following 117 years of Russian yoke

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