Georgia politics

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First deputy PM: Georgia's EU accession 'moves in a very active way'

Since last year, Georgia’s European Union accession process has completely stalled. However, the country’s First Deputy Prime Minister Levan Davitashvili has told Euronews that the government still aims to join the bloc by 2030.

22/05/2025

Georgia

Georgia's PM meets European leaders in Tirana, signalling EU thaw

Georgian PM Irakli Kobakhidze’s warm exchanges at the EPC summit signal a thaw in EU-Georgia relations after paused accession talks.

16/05/2025

The Europe Conversation

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze hopes Trump’s US will restore relations

Irakli Kobakhidze is optimistic that a strategic partnership with the US and Georgia suspended under the Biden regime can be restored under the presidency of Donald Trump, the Georgian Prime Minister has told Euronews’ in an exclusive interview.

08/02/2025

Europe News

Georgia’s EU membership by 2030 is achievable, PM Kobakhidze says

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze told Euronews, in an exclusive interview, that Brussels needs to be more flexible in EU membership talks.

06/02/2025

Europe News

Georgia reacts angrily to EU suspension of visa-free travel

The European Commission had proposed to suspend the visa-free travel regime for Georgian diplomats and officials in response to the violent crackdown on protesters, who took to the streets for weeks to denounce the ruling party's gradual pivot away from Europe and towards Russia.

28/01/2025

Europe News

Workers participating in nationwide strike assaulted in Tbilisi

Workers participating in a three-hour general strike called by opponents of the Georgian government were attacked in the street, reportedly by members of the ruling Georgian Dream party.

16/01/2025

Georgia

Georgian journalist charged with assault amid ongoing protests

A prominent Georgian journalist was arrested and charged with assaulting a police officer. However, she alleges mistreatment by the police and claims officers handled her roughly - leading to an interaction with the police chief.

13/01/2025

Europe News

Protests in Georgia near one-month mark as citizens demand changes

On Wednesday, a large group of Armenians, Azerbaijanis and other national minorities living in Georgia joined the protests in what was called the "Unity March".

26/12/2024

Destinations

Why Tbilisi is the most welcoming place I’ve ever lived as a nomad

Can Tbilisi stay a haven for digital nomads amid rising costs and political tensions?

24/12/2024

The Europe Conversation

Pro-EU protests in Georgia were not peaceful, says foreign minister

In an exclusive interview with Euronews in Budapest, Georgia's new Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili questioned whether the protests by pro-EU groups in her country could truly be described as "peaceful".

17/12/2024

Europe News

Georgia's president slams successor's appointment 'a parody'

Zourabichvili has vowed to stay on as president after her six-year term ends on Monday, describing parliament as illegitimate and having no authority to select her successor.

15/12/2024

Europe News

Protests in Georgia continue as new president is about to be elected

For the first time, the president of Georgia is not elected by popular vote.

13/12/2024

Europe News

MEPs visit Georgia and march with pro-EU protesters

Protests initially broke out against a contested parliamentary election in October which the opposition accused the Georgian Dream of rigging but they took on a new dimension after the decision last Thursday to put EU accession talks on hold until 2028.

13/12/2024

Georgia

Protests in Georgia continue amid intensified police crackdown

Thousands have protested in Tbilisi against the suspension of EU accession talks. Police have used water cannons and tear gas, with violence also directed at journalists.

11/12/2024

Europe News

Georgians continue protests over ruling party's EU talks suspension

Thousands protested in Tbilisi against the suspension of EU accession talks. Police used water cannons and tear gas, with violence also directed at journalists.

09/12/2024

Europe News

Germany, France and Poland condemn police violence in Georgia

The foreign ministers demanded that 'fundamental rights, including freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of expression, must be upheld and protected as per Georgia's constitution'.

07/12/2024

Europe News

Georgians vow to continue pro-EU protests 'until victory'

Police have reportedly resorted to more heavy handed tactics in a bid to clamp down on the unrest with more than 400 protesters, including opposition leaders and activists, detained and more than 100 people treated for injuries.

07/12/2024

Europe News

Pro-EU membership rallies across Georgia enter second week

Critics accuse police of using increasingly violent tactics to disperse the rallies with more than 100 people treated for injuries.

06/12/2024

Georgia

Zelenskyy sanctions Georgian government's pro-Russian elements

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused the ruling Georgian Dream party of pushing the country towards dependence on Russia.

05/12/2024

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Georgian opposition leader arrested during police raid

Georgian opposition leader Nika Gvaramia was arrested by police during a raid on the Droa party office in Tbilisi, where he was tackled and taken away unconscious. The arrest follows a series of opposition office raids and protests over delays in EU membership.

04/12/2024