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WATCH: Brawl in Georgian parliament after MP punched

One politician was hit in the face after being accused of being pro-Russian.

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Euroviews. Russian-style 'foreign agents' bill in Georgia just made a comeback

Georgians defeated the law last year and emerged stronger and more committed to the fight. Now, they brace themselves for a repeat, if not an even more daunting struggle, Elene Panchulidze writes.

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Georgian ruling party to resubmit controversial foreign influence bill

In response to the decision to bring back the controversial “foreign agents law” - a move previously halted by mass protests - pro-democracy organisations have called for demonstrations.

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Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili resigns

Garibashvili revealed he had accepted an offer as chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party in preparation for the upcoming national elections in the autumn.

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Euroviews. Will Georgian Dream fully embrace Georgia's Euro-Atlantic aspirations?

After the official approval of Georgia’s candidacy by EU leaders this month, full EU membership hinges on Georgia’s future foreign policy decisions, political unity, and holding fair and free elections in 2024, Ekaterine Zalenski writes.

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Celebrations as Georgia takes first step towards EU membership

Crowds celebrated outside the president's palace in Georgia's capital as Tbilisi took another step towards EU membership.

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Georgia's court authorises impeachment of country's pro-EU president

Georgia's Constitutional Court has authorised the impeachment of pro-Western president Salomé Zourabichvili after the governing Dream party said she held meetings in the EU without the government's approval.

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Waiving visas is a 'provocative' Putin stunt, says Georgia's president

Georgia's president has dismissed Vladimir Putin's decision to waive visas for any Georgians wishing to visit Russia as a 'provocative' stunt designed to undermine her country's aim to join the EU.

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Georgian government controlled by Moscow, claim protesters

Thousands of opposition supporters gathered outside the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi on Sunday amid growing criticism of the government for its pro-Russian authoritarian ways.

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Euroviews. Weeks after massive pro-EU protests, Georgians wonder what's next

While the government in Tbilisi ponders its next move, the conditions set by the EU for the country's candidacy status remain the civil society's top priority, Keti Khutsishvili writes.

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Anti-EU protests in Georgia: Are they staged or real?

Do Georgians hate the EU enough to burn its flag? Or are darker forces at play?

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Euroviews. Pro-EU Georgians are not 'satanists'. We are fighting for our future

In Georgia, the future of the nation was defended by the next generation, for which the Soviet Union is nothing more than a dark chapter in history books, MP Levan Khabeishvili writes.

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Georgia parliament votes to drop controversial 'foreign agents' bill

After days of mass protests, lawmakers voted to officially drop the draft law that would have forced media outlets and NGOs that receive 20% of their funding from abroad to register as "foreign agents".

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Euroviews. View Q&A: Georgians will keep defending their freedoms, says EU expert

The ruling Georgian Dream coalition's approach is to demonise all other political parties and the civil society. Still, we are fighting for EU membership and anyone and anything that does not help us get there, Vano Chkhikvadze told Euronews.

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'Dark day': Mass protests over foreign agent law in Georgia

66 people were arrested in Tbilisi on Tuesday, amid protests against new legislation dubbed a threat to the country's democracy.

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'Fall of democracy': Georgia's foreign agent law widely condemned

"The goal of this law is to stop critical voices from being heard," said a group of the country's media outlets.

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Georgia becomes a hub for anti-war Russians

About 1.5 million Russian citizens have crossed the Russia-Georgia border since the war in Ukraine started. And the influx is worrying many Georgians.

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Euroviews. Georgia has stumbled on its EU path. We need to do something about it

View: Opposition MP Khatia Dekanoidze argues that rampant, unchecked corruption and an overreliance on the Kremlin will continue to be an obstacle to Georgia's EU membership until something is done about it.

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Protesters demand release of Georgia's ex-president Saakashvili

Protesters from the #SaveMisha movement demand the release of Georgia's ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili on Wednesday due to his 'worsening' health.

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Georgia's ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili 'suffering from poisoning'

The country's main opposition party has called for its former leader to be treated abroad.