Georgia

Georgia

Bulgaria, Georgia to boost bi-lateral relations

Article | May 22, 2012 - 4:42pm

The Georgian news agency Грузия Onlinereported on 22 May that the Bulgarian President, Rosen Plevneliev, and his Georgian counterpart, Miheil Saakashvili, agreed to exchange official visits in near future.

Comment | Western Asia

Western Asia

Georgia, Liechtenstein initial taxation deal

Article | May 20, 2012 - 8:51pm

Liechtenstein and Georgia recently initialled in Tbilisi a bilateral double taxation agreement (DTA) between the two countries in the area of taxes on income and on wealth, Civil Georgia reported.

Comment | Western Europe

Western Europe

EU funding to expand Georgia’s 2102 budget

Article | May 20, 2012 - 8:48pm

The total amount of Georgia’s 2012 budget is 5.1bn lari. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Affairs will receive 35% of it, Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure gets 19% while the Defence and Interior Ministries receive 13 and 11%, Civil Georgia reported. ...

Comment | Technology

Technology

EIB pumps more life into Georgian east-west highway

Article | May 16, 2012 - 11:00am

Comment | Tbilisi

Tbilisi

Turkey to support Western Balkans' NATO bids

Article | May 14, 2012 - 12:26pm

Turkey aims to promote NATO membership for Bosnia and Herzegovina, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Georgia at the Alliance Chicago summit next week. Ankara stressed that NATO membership of these countries has a twofold effect – internally and externally.

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Comment | NATO

NATO

Georgia with highest EU visa refusal rate

Article | May 13, 2012 - 9:33pm

Citing a recent survey by recent Tbilisi Liberal Academy, Georgian Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Giorgi Baramidze said Georgia received the highest EU visa refusal rate in the region, Civil Georgia reported.

Comment | Visas

Visas

New hydro power plant to be built in Georgia

Article | May 6, 2012 - 9:45pm

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili recently marked the launch of construction work for the Nenskra power station in a mountainous region in Western Georgia.

Comment | President

President

State Agency to ‘export Georgian reforms’

Article | April 29, 2012 - 8:23pm

Speaking at the first high-level meeting the Open Government Partnership (OGP) in Brazil, Georgian Prime Minister Nika Gilauri said that the government is establishing an agency, Georgia Reforms and Partnership Enterprise (GRAPE) to promote and share the country’s reforms worldwide, The Messenger reported.

Comment | The Messenger

The Messenger

Targeted Euro-Azerbaijani gas deals?

Article | April 27, 2012 - 4:07pm

The Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov was on a two-day visit to Azerbaijan, while Günther Oettinger participated in a conference on energy dialogue with Russia.

Comment | Energy

Energy

NATO reaffirms membership pledge to Georgia

Article | April 15, 2012 - 7:16pm

After talks with Georgia’s President Mikheil Saakashvili in Brussels, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Georgia is a special partner to NATO, committed to NATO operations, to NATO accession, and to reform.

Comment | War

War

Georgia ‘illegally denied’ Ivanishvili citizenship

Article | April 8, 2012 - 7:57pm

Georgia’s opposition coalition, Georgian Dream, have slammed President Saakashvili after their expected candidate in the 2013 presidential elections was denied Georgian citizenship.

Comment | Western Asia

Western Asia

Disputes in south east Europe continue to damage EU relations

Article | March 29, 2012 - 11:44am

The quick resolution of individual disputes within the Caucuses can be the only thing that paves the way for possible EU integration, one EU politician has said.

Comment | Politics

Politics