Germany recalls its Ambassador to Georgia ahead of EU council meeting
Germany has recalled its ambassador to Georgia, Ernst Peter Fischer, for what it says are “consultations on how to proceed”.
Germany has recalled its ambassador to Georgia, Ernst Peter Fischer, for what it says are “consultations on how to proceed”.
Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party has passed a sweeping legislative package that restricts political rights and sharply increases penalties for public protests, in a move drawing widespread concern from opposition parties, civil society, and international observers.
A planned meeting between Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen, was abruptly cancelled this week.
The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Russia to pay €253 million in damages to Georgian citizens, a diplomatic victory that contrasts Tbilisi’s recent tensions within the Council of Europe.
The Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen is continuing a three-nation tour of the South Caucasus, visiting Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia between 13 and 15 October.
Official Tbilisi is aiming to establish a genuine and meaningful strategic partnership with Washington.
Ties between Tbilisi and Brussels continue to deteriorate following the 4th October 4 local elections which saw the opposition hold a rally on the day of elections.
The imposing figures of three Confederate leaders, carved into the granite face of Georgia’s Stone Mountain, have loomed over the landscape outside Atlanta since the 1970s, a silent tribute to the Southern cause in the U.S. Civil War.
Georgia’s political crisis has intensified following the 4th October local elections and a protest in Tbilisi that ended in clashes and mass arrests.
Georgia’s Foreign Minister, Maka Bochorishvili sought to reassure the public that there is “no danger” to Georgia’s status as the European Union’s revised visa rules include Georgia.
Georgian prosecutors have charged five opposition figures with attempting to overthrow the government, following weekend protests that turned violent in the capital Tbilisi.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said on Sunday that protesters who sought to force entry to the presidential palace the previous evening had been trying to topple the government and accused the European Union of meddling in Georgia's affairs.
Preliminary results from Georgia’s Central Election Commission show the ruling Georgian Dream party leading in the 4 October municipal elections, including in the Tbilisi mayoral race.
At least 21 police officers and six demonstrators were injured in overnight clashes in Tbilisi after protesters attempted to enter Georgia’s presidential palace during a rally over disputed local elections.
Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has called on the European Union’s (EU) ambassador to the country to distance themselves from the recent events on the streets of Tbilisi and to condemn them unequivocally.
Georgians have gathered outside the parliament building, for over three hundred days, blocking the road on Rustaveli Avenue without pause over its country's deviation from the path to EU membership.
Georgia’s Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili delivered two sharply contrasting messages to Europe on the same day — accusing the European Union of interfering in domestic politics, while voicing optimism about resetting relations with France.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said during a press briefing in Adjara that some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have engaged in anti-state activities and attempted to instigate revolutionary processes with the support of foreign funding.
Georgia has officially closed one of the last remaining chapters of its post-Soviet financial history: the repayment of its longstanding debt to Russia.
Georgian authorities are currently investigating more than $624 million and €35 million which were laundered through an elaborate criminal scheme that spanned at least two years.
Simon Leviev, made infamous by Netflix’s The Tinder Swindler, has been arrested at a Georgian airport, officials confirmed.
The State Security Service (SSS) of Georgia has confirmed the arrest of two Ukrainian nationals following the discovery of explosive substance inside a truck at the Sarpi customs checkpoint.
Around 300 South Korean workers returned home on Friday, one week after being detained in a large-scale U.S. immigration raid at a battery project site in Georgia.
Georgia’s path toward Europe has rarely been straightforward, but the latest clash between Tbilisi and Brussels highlights just how deeply domestic politics now shape the country’s foreign policy trajectory.
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