Prof. Nestan Kirtadze, President of the "EU-Georgian, Abkhazian and Ossetian International Movement - for peace, democracy and development" met with management of Security and Defense Agenda (SDA), leading security and defense think tank in the capital of Europe to discuss practical cooperation...
Transparency International - Georgia has published a special statement regarding the controversy around the candidate for the minister of energy, Kakha Kaladze, who is suspected of facing the conflict of interests as the political figure and the owner of a business company. Kaladze`s Kala Capital LTD...
The new parliament will listen to the report to be provided by the incumbent government, Davit Usupashvili, Chairman of the parliament said. The report regarding various activities will be first considered at parliamentary committees.
Georgia's parliamentary committees will begin considerations over governmental plan of Cabinet of Ministers of Bidzina Ivanishvili, Prime Minister's candidate starting today. The 19 ministerial candidates will be asked to talk about their future plans during 2 days before MPs of majority and...
Georgia has advanced to 9th position in Doing Business ratings - Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili has commented on new ratings of the World Bank during his visit in Dubai, where he was attending the International Energu Forum. Mikheil Saakashvili announced that in these ratings other countries...
A man armed with a knife has confronted the Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen during a pre-election rally in the western city of Turku. The man, whose motive is not clear, was bundled away by police and the Prime Minister was unharmed and later resumed the rally, ahead of Sunday's municipal ...
The critics had labelled it "Fight Night", and while the third and final debate in the US presidential election campaign was was certainly feisty, there were no fisticuffs. The focus in Florida was on foreign policy. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney clashed on all the big issues; China, Iran,...
euronews/An annual report into the perceptions of levels of administrative corruption has placed Italy in 69th place, alongside Ghana and Macedonia. With an average score of 3.9, Italy is perceived as one of the most corrupt countries in the European Union, according to the report by Transparency...
What is reported to be the body of former exiled Polish leader Ryszard Kaczorowski has been exhumed in Warsaw. He was onboard the Polish presidential plane when it crashed in Smollensk in Russia in 2010. His church tomb is believed to have been opened, along with the grave of another victim,...
Former Cuban president Fidel Castro denied on Monday that he is dying. The 86-year-old published photos and a strongly-worded article in the Communist Party newspaper Granma to counter the rumours that he is on his death bed. He wrote: "Although a lot of people in the world are taken in...
Lebanese government troops were deployed on Beirut’s streets on Monday to stop fierce gun battles which were raging between Shi’ite and Sunny Muslims. The delicate balance between the sects was upset by the assassination of top Lebanese security official, Wissal al-Hassan on...
Representatives of arts and culture sphere of Georgia have published an open address to the candidate of the minister of culture Guram Odisharia, recommending appointing Tamar Charkviani as one of his deputies. The open address is signed by: Chabua Amirejibi, Giga LOrtkipanidze, Otar Meghvinetukhutsesi,...
Acting Minister of Defence Dimitri Shshkin decided to leave Georgia. He published the regarding statement on his Facebook page. "Georgian people made their choice and I respect this choice. However, my values are absolutely different from those of the new majority. I worked with President...
The leader of the Georgian Dream, Bidzina Ivanishvili says that he is ready to hold consultations with the representatives of the public sector over the candidacy for the Minister of Refugees and Settlement. It is unknown yet if Ivanishvili will make changes in candidacy of already named ministerial...
Candidate for the minister of energy and natural resources, Kakha Kaladze is the owner of the shares of "Sakhidromsheni". According to the civil register Kaladze`s private company Kala Capital has 45% of shares in a company Sakhidromsheni. The company conducts rehabilitation of hydro power...
