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Conservationists rush to save Georgia’s colchis boxwood trees from extinction

Colchis boxwood trees, native to forests in the Caucasus region are under threat. Scientists in Georgia are now trying to protect young boxwood trees in a bid to preserve the plant for generations to come.

Georgia

Russians head to Georgia as tensions back home increase

Large numbers of Russia head to Georgia with many hoping to stay there due to increasing tensions back home.

Georgia

Breakaway region's plans for referendum on joining Russia slammed

The leader of the breakaway region of South Ossetia has suggested integrating into Russia.

Georgia

Georgia is not trying to appease Russia, its president tells Euronews

"Georgia, having part of the territory occupied, being on the frontline, does not exactly behave as a country that is a member of NATO and is protected in many different ways," Salome Zourabichvili, Georgia's president, told Euronews.

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Former Georgian President Saakashvili ends hunger strike

The former leader said his supporters needed to be prepared following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

My Europe Series

Georgia's EU bid raises existential question: Where does Europe end?

Europe's geographical boundaries have been defined by territory but also politics, culture and religion.

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Euroviews. Georgia deserves EU membership. Its ticket has been paid in blood.

Georgia's people want to be part of the European family, even if its government isn't so convinced.

Ukraine

Euroviews. Q&A: Should Ukraine and Georgia be given fast-track EU accession?

Eneko Landaburo was the EU top negotiator of the first wave of enlargement in 2004, when Cyprus, Malta, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia joined the bloc. He says Europe needs to careful before opening its books again.

Travel News

People of Georgia take to the streets in solidarity with Ukraine

Over the years, Russia has tried again and again to take Georgia. Here's what's happening in Tbilisi.

Georgia

Jailed ex-Georgian leader back on hunger strike over medical treatment

Jailed ex-Georgian president back on hunger strike to demand medical treatment.

Georgia

Caucasus elderly face severe loneliness, worsened by pandemic

Loneliness among the elderly in countries like Georgia has become a problem, made worse bz the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Culture news

Georgia rescues ancient wooden skate tradition in snowy mountain race

Locals of the remote, picturesque town of Mestia, deep in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia, are reviving an ancient local tradition for a new generation.

Georgia

Georgia's ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili transferred back to prison

The 54-year-old had been undergoing treatment in hospital after a prolonged hunger strike.

My Europe Series

The best stories of the year from Uncovering Europe

Each weekday at 7 pm CET we bring you a European story that goes beyond the headlines to find the real issues shaping the continent. Here's the best of our Uncovering Europe series from 2021.

Georgia

Opposition vow 'mass hunger strike' until Saakashvili is released

"We will not stop until Saakashvili is free, until Georgia is back to its European path," said one demonstrator.

Sport

Kramarenko's experimental rhythmic gymnastics triumph

In partnership with Divine Grace

The first-ever experimental rhythmic gymnastics international tournament “Divine Grace” has reached a triumphant conclusion in Moscow.

My Europe Series

Was Russia behind the killing of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili?

Russia has always denied any involvement in the killing, which has escalated tensions between Berlin and Moscow

My Europe Series

On the border with South Ossetia, families are victims of a frozen war

Over a decade since the conflict with Russia, the prospects of re-unification appear to be slim.

Georgia

Georgia's former president appears in court on abuse of power charges

Mikheil Saakashvili has been imprisoned since he returned to Georgia in October to try and bolster opposition forces.

Georgia

Jailed Georgian ex-president to end 7-week hunger strike

A lawyer for Mikheil Saakashvili said that the jailed former Georgian president has agreed to end a seven-week hunger strike that has caused him neurological damage.